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#BCB2CF closest to Pastel Lilac

#BCB2CF is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Pastel Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.8% green and 81.2% blue (rgb(188, 178, 207)). Its HSL value is 261° hue, 23% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #BCB2CF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.41:1.

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Variations of #BCB2CF

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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#BCB2CF 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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#BCB2CF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB2CF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB6CE
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADB6D0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B5D0
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB6CE
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3B5CE
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9B6BB
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBB4C6
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B6B6B6
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B5BD

#BCB2CF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.02:1 Very poor#BCB2CF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.41:1 Very good#BCB2CF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB2CF in CSS

/* Pastel Lilac */
.color { color: #BCB2CF; }
.background { background-color: #BCB2CF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB2CF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 178 207);
color: hsl(261 23% 75%);
color: oklch(0.781 0.042 301.1);

#BCB2CF FAQ

What color is #BCB2CF?

#BCB2CF 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 #BCB2CF?

#BCB2CF is rgb(188, 178, 207) in RGB, hsl(261, 23%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB2CF?

The complementary color of #BCB2CF is #C5CFB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB2CF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB2CF: 10.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB2CF a warm or cool color?

#BCB2CF is a cool color.