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#BC86CD closest to Violaceous

#BC86CD is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.5% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(188, 134, 205)). Its HSL value is 286° hue, 42% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BC86CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.43:1.

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Variations of #BC86CD

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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#BC86CD 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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#BC86CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC86CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #899CCB
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7C96D0
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9193CE
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #899CCB
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A95CC
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC8EA0
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD8ABA
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9A9A9A
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A395A8

#BC86CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.83:1 Very poor#BC86CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.43:1 Very good#BC86CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC86CD in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BC86CD; }
.background { background-color: #BC86CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC86CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 134 205);
color: hsl(286 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.698 0.117 317.9);

#BC86CD FAQ

What color is #BC86CD?

#BC86CD is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BC86CD?

#BC86CD is rgb(188, 134, 205) in RGB, hsl(286, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 35%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC86CD?

The complementary color of #BC86CD is #97CD86, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC86CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC86CD: 7.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC86CD a warm or cool color?

#BC86CD is a cool color.