#BC8ED8

#BC8ED8

Color Values

HEX

#BC8ED8

RGB

188, 142, 216

HSL

277.3, 48.7%, 70.2%

HSV

277.3, 34.3%, 84.7%

CMYK

13.0%, 34.3%, 0.0%, 15.3%

OKLCH

0.717 0.1156 312.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BC8ED8

#AAD88E

Analogous

#978ED8

#D88ECF

#BC8ED8

Triadic

#BC8ED8

#D8BC8E

#8ED8BC

Split Complementary

#BC8ED8

#CFD88E

#8ED897

Tetradic

#BC8ED8

#D8978E

#AAD88E

#8ECFD8

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#BC8ED8

Protanopia

#A8A8C6

Deuteranopia

#ABAEC2

Tritanopia

#BAB8B5

Achromatopsia

#9D9D9D

CSS Usage

background-color: #BC8ED8;
color: #BC8ED8;
border-color: #BC8ED8;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EFE6F5
200
#E0CAED
300
#C9A4E0
400
#AC73CF
500
#8F41BE
600
#723498
700
#5B2A79
800
#47215F
900
#361B46
950
#22112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.63:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.0:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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