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#BCAEEF closest to Purple Illusion

#BCAEEF 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 93.7% blue (rgb(188, 174, 239)). Its HSL value is 253° hue, 67% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BCAEEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.44:1.

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Variations of #BCAEEF

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

How #BCAEEF 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 #A0B6ED
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FB7F2
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7B5F1
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0B6ED
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A9B4EE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2B8C5
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9B2DD
  • 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 #B8B5C7

#BCAEEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#BCAEEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.44:1 Very good#BCAEEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCAEEF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 174 239);
color: hsl(253 67% 81%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.092 294.1);

#BCAEEF FAQ

What color is #BCAEEF?

#BCAEEF 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 #BCAEEF?

#BCAEEF is rgb(188, 174, 239) in RGB, hsl(253, 67%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 27%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEEF?

The complementary color of #BCAEEF is #E1EFAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCAEEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCAEEF: 10.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCAEEF a warm or cool color?

#BCAEEF is a cool color.