#bd7dcb

Color #bd7dcb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.6 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bd7dcb

RGB

rgb(189, 125, 203)

HSL

hsl(289.2, 42.9%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.2, 38.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 38.4%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(61.48, 37.89, -30.55)

LCH

lch(61.48, 48.67, 321.12)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.131, 320.23)

HWB

hwb(289.2, 49%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bcb7d

Analogous

#967dcb

#bd7dcb

#cb7db2

Triadic

#bd7dcb

#cbbd7d

#7dcbbd

Split-complementary

#bd7dcb

#b2cb7d

#7dcb96

Tetradic

#bd7dcb

#cb7d8b

#8bcb7d

#7dcbbd

Square

#bd7dcb

#cb967d

#8bcb7d

#7db2cb

Shades

Color #bd7dcb mixed toward black.

#a956bb

#8b3e9c

#682f75

#461f4e

#231027

Tints

Color #bd7dcb mixed toward white.

#c893d4

#d3a8dc

#debee5

#e9d4ee

#f4e9f6

Tones

Color #bd7dcb mixed toward gray.

#b983c5

#b58abe

#b090b7

#ac97b1

#a89daa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5bc · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#a9adb8 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#baafac · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd7dcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd7dcb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#bd7dcb (#bd7dcb) is rgb(189, 125, 203) in RGB.

No, #bd7dcb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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