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#BCABCB closest to Pastel Lilac

#BCABCB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.1% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(188, 171, 203)). Its HSL value is 272° hue, 24% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BCABCB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.83:1.

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#BCABCB color conversion

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Variations of #BCABCB

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9B2CA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B1CC
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACAFCC
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9B2CA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB0CA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BAAFB6
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCADC2
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B0B8

#BCABCB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.14:1 Very poor#BCABCB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.83:1 Very good#BCABCB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCABCB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 171 203);
color: hsl(272 24% 73%);
color: oklch(0.766 0.049 309.1);

#BCABCB FAQ

What color is #BCABCB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCABCB?

#BCABCB is rgb(188, 171, 203) in RGB, hsl(272, 24%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCABCB?

The complementary color of #BCABCB is #BACBAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCABCB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCABCB: 9.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCABCB a warm or cool color?

#BCABCB is a cool color.