BCA5EA

#BCA5EA closest to Enchanted Lavender

#BCA5EA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Enchanted Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.7% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(188, 165, 234)). Its HSL value is 260° hue, 62% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BCA5EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.71:1.

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Variations of #BCA5EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BCA5EA 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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#BCA5EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCA5EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9AB0E8
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96B0ED
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1ADEC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9AB0E8
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5ADE9
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4B0BE
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAA9D7
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AEC1

#BCA5EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.16:1 Very poor#BCA5EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.71:1 Very good#BCA5EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCA5EA in CSS

/* Enchanted Lavender */
.color { color: #BCA5EA; }
.background { background-color: #BCA5EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCA5EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 165 234);
color: hsl(260 62% 78%);
color: oklch(0.767 0.100 299.3);

#BCA5EA FAQ

What color is #BCA5EA?

#BCA5EA is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCA5EA?

#BCA5EA is rgb(188, 165, 234) in RGB, hsl(260, 62%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 29%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCA5EA?

The complementary color of #BCA5EA is #D3EAA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCA5EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCA5EA: 9.71:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCA5EA a warm or cool color?

#BCA5EA is a cool color.