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#BCB3FA closest to Purple Illusion

#BCB3FA 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, 70.2% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(188, 179, 250)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 88% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BCB3FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.97:1.

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Variations of #BCB3FA

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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#BCB3FA 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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#BCB3FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB3FA 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 #A1BAF8
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1BDFD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8BAFC
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A1BAF8
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAB8F9
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEBFCC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8B8E6
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBB9CD

#BCB3FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BCB3FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.97:1 Very good#BCB3FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB3FA in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BCB3FA; }
.background { background-color: #BCB3FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB3FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 179 250);
color: hsl(248 88% 84%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.100 289.7);

#BCB3FA FAQ

What color is #BCB3FA?

#BCB3FA 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 #BCB3FA?

#BCB3FA is rgb(188, 179, 250) in RGB, hsl(248, 88%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB3FA?

The complementary color of #BCB3FA is #F1FAB3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB3FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB3FA: 10.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB3FA a warm or cool color?

#BCB3FA is a cool color.