#bf9ecd

Color #bf9ecd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bf9ecd

RGB

rgb(191, 158, 205)

HSL

hsl(282.1, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.1, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.43, 20.7, -19.46)

LCH

lch(69.43, 28.41, 316.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0755, 315.75)

HWB

hwb(282.1, 62%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#accd9e

Analogous

#a89ecd

#bf9ecd

#cd9ec4

Triadic

#bf9ecd

#cdbf9e

#9ecdbf

Split-complementary

#bf9ecd

#c4cd9e

#9ecda8

Tetradic

#bf9ecd

#cd9eac

#accd9e

#9ecdbf

Square

#bf9ecd

#cda89e

#accd9e

#9ec4cd

Shades

Color #bf9ecd mixed toward black.

#a576b8

#8952a0

#663e78

#442950

#221528

Tints

Color #bf9ecd mixed toward white.

#caaed5

#d4bede

#dfcfe6

#eadfee

#f4eff7

Tones

Color #bf9ecd mixed toward gray.

#bda2c9

#bca6c5

#baaac1

#b9aebd

#b7b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b1c3 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b6c0 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#bebbb9 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 19.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bf9ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf9ecd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bf9ecd (#bf9ecd) is rgb(191, 158, 205) in RGB.

No, #bf9ecd 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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