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#BCA0CD Lucius Lilac

#BCA0CD is a light, muted purple named Lucius Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62.7% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(188, 160, 205)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 31% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BCA0CD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.05:1.

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Variations of #BCA0CD

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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#BCA0CD 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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#BCA0CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCA0CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9FABCC
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9AA9CF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4A7CE
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FABCC
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9A7CC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBA5AF
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCA2C0
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFA8B4

#BCA0CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#BCA0CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.05:1 Very good#BCA0CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCA0CD in CSS

/* Lucius Lilac */
.color { color: #BCA0CD; }
.background { background-color: #BCA0CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCA0CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 160 205);
color: hsl(277 31% 72%);
color: oklch(0.745 0.071 312.6);

#BCA0CD FAQ

What color is #BCA0CD?

#BCA0CD is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Lucius Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCA0CD?

#BCA0CD is rgb(188, 160, 205) in RGB, hsl(277, 31%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 22%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCA0CD?

The complementary color of #BCA0CD is #B1CDA0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCA0CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCA0CD: 9.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCA0CD a warm or cool color?

#BCA0CD is a cool color.