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#BCB2FF closest to Purple Illusion

#BCB2FF 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, 69.8% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(188, 178, 255)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 100% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BCB2FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.95:1.

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Variations of #BCB2FF

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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#BCB2FF 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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#BCB2FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB2FF 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 #9EB9FD
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9EBDFF
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6BAFF
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9EB9FD
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8B7FE
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADBFCE
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8B8EA
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBB9CF

#BCB2FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BCB2FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.95:1 Very good#BCB2FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB2FF in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BCB2FF; }
.background { background-color: #BCB2FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB2FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 178 255);
color: hsl(248 100% 85%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.108 289.7);

#BCB2FF FAQ

What color is #BCB2FF?

#BCB2FF 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 #BCB2FF?

#BCB2FF is rgb(188, 178, 255) in RGB, hsl(248, 100%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 30%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB2FF?

The complementary color of #BCB2FF is #F5FFB2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB2FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB2FF: 10.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB2FF a warm or cool color?

#BCB2FF is a cool color.