#bf8cc5

Color #bf8cc5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-300 #f4a8ff · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bf8cc5

RGB

rgb(191, 140, 197)

HSL

hsl(293.7, 32.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.7, 28.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 28.9%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(64.86, 29.1, -21.96)

LCH

lch(64.86, 36.46, 322.96)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.099, 322.97)

HWB

hwb(293.7, 54.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92c58c

Analogous

#a38cc5

#bf8cc5

#c58caf

Triadic

#bf8cc5

#c5bf8c

#8cc5bf

Split-complementary

#bf8cc5

#afc58c

#8cc5a3

Tetradic

#bf8cc5

#c58c92

#92c58c

#8cc5bf

Square

#bf8cc5

#c5a38c

#92c58c

#8cafc5

Shades

Color #bf8cc5 mixed toward black.

#aa67b2

#8e4b95

#6a3970

#47264b

#231325

Tints

Color #bf8cc5 mixed toward white.

#ca9fcf

#d4b2d8

#dfc6e2

#ead9ec

#f4ecf5

Tones

Color #bf8cc5 mixed toward gray.

#bb91c0

#b896bc

#b49ab7

#b09fb2

#aca4ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb9 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#aeb2b6 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#bdafad · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bf8cc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf8cc5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bf8cc5 (#bf8cc5) is rgb(191, 140, 197) in RGB.

No, #bf8cc5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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