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#BCAEEE closest to Purple Illusion

#BCAEEE 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, 68.2% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(188, 174, 238)). Its HSL value is 253° hue, 65% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCAEEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.43:1.

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Variations of #BCAEEE

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

How #BCAEEE 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 #A1B6EC
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB7F1
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B5EF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1B6EC
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAB3ED
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2B8C4
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9B2DC
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B5C6

#BCAEEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#BCAEEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.43:1 Very good#BCAEEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCAEEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 174 238);
color: hsl(253 65% 81%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.091 294.2);

#BCAEEE FAQ

What color is #BCAEEE?

#BCAEEE 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 #BCAEEE?

#BCAEEE is rgb(188, 174, 238) in RGB, hsl(253, 65%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 27%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEEE?

The complementary color of #BCAEEE is #E0EEAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCAEEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCAEEE: 10.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCAEEE a warm or cool color?

#BCAEEE is a cool color.