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#BC5DCD closest to Love Priestess

#BC5DCD is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Love Priestess. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 36.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(188, 93, 205)). Its HSL value is 291° hue, 53% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BC5DCD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.59:1.

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Variations of #BC5DCD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC5DCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC5DCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC5DCD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6887CA
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #497DD1
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7777CF
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6887CA
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #887BCB
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BE6D8C
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE64B3
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #947B9A

#BC5DCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.76:1 Poor#BC5DCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.59:1 Good#BC5DCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC5DCD in CSS

/* Love Priestess */
.color { color: #BC5DCD; }
.background { background-color: #BC5DCD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC5DCD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 93 205);
color: hsl(291 53% 58%);
color: oklch(0.635 0.186 321.4);

#BC5DCD FAQ

What color is #BC5DCD?

#BC5DCD is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BC5DCD?

#BC5DCD is rgb(188, 93, 205) in RGB, hsl(291, 53%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 55%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC5DCD?

The complementary color of #BC5DCD is #6ECD5D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC5DCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC5DCD: 5.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC5DCD a warm or cool color?

#BC5DCD is a cool color.