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#BCADEA closest to Purple Illusion

#BCADEA is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(188, 173, 234)). Its HSL value is 255° hue, 59% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #BCADEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.30:1.

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Variations of #BCADEA

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

How #BCADEA 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 #A1B5E8
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB6ED
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B4EB
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1B5E8
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAB3E9
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3B7C2
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAB1D9
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B3C4

#BCADEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.04:1 Very poor#BCADEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.30:1 Very good#BCADEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCADEA in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BCADEA; }
.background { background-color: #BCADEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCADEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 173 234);
color: hsl(255 59% 80%);
color: oklch(0.782 0.087 295.6);

#BCADEA FAQ

What color is #BCADEA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCADEA?

#BCADEA is rgb(188, 173, 234) in RGB, hsl(255, 59%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 26%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCADEA?

The complementary color of #BCADEA is #DBEAAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCADEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCADEA: 10.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCADEA a warm or cool color?

#BCADEA is a cool color.