BCA9DD

#BCA9DD closest to Enchanted Lavender

#BCA9DD 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, 66.3% green and 86.7% blue (rgb(188, 169, 221)). Its HSL value is 262° hue, 43% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BCA9DD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.86:1.

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Variations of #BCA9DD

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.

#BCA9DD 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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#BCA9DD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCA9DD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2B1DB
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB1DF
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7AFDE
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2B1DB
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAAFDC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7B0BB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBACCE
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4AFBE

#BCA9DD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#BCA9DD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.86:1 Very good#BCA9DD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCA9DD in CSS

/* Enchanted Lavender */
.color { color: #BCA9DD; }
.background { background-color: #BCA9DD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCA9DD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 169 221);
color: hsl(262 43% 76%);
color: oklch(0.769 0.076 301.3);

#BCA9DD FAQ

What color is #BCA9DD?

#BCA9DD 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 #BCA9DD?

#BCA9DD is rgb(188, 169, 221) in RGB, hsl(262, 43%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCA9DD?

The complementary color of #BCA9DD is #CADDA9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCA9DD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCA9DD: 9.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCA9DD a warm or cool color?

#BCA9DD is a cool color.