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#BCB4E1 closest to Moonraker

#BCB4E1 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Moonraker. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.6% green and 88.2% blue (rgb(188, 180, 225)). Its HSL value is 251° hue, 43% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. #BCB4E1 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.75:1.

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Variations of #BCB4E1

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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#BCB4E1 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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#BCB4E1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB4E1 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABB9E0
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AABAE3
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFB8E2
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABB9E0
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B0B7E0
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5BBC3
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAB7D4
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB8C4

#BCB4E1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#BCB4E1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.75:1 Very good#BCB4E1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB4E1 in CSS

/* Moonraker */
.color { color: #BCB4E1; }
.background { background-color: #BCB4E1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB4E1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 180 225);
color: hsl(251 43% 79%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.064 293.0);

#BCB4E1 FAQ

What color is #BCB4E1?

#BCB4E1 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Moonraker. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCB4E1?

#BCB4E1 is rgb(188, 180, 225) in RGB, hsl(251, 43%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB4E1?

The complementary color of #BCB4E1 is #D9E1B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB4E1?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB4E1: 10.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB4E1 a warm or cool color?

#BCB4E1 is a cool color.