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#BCB4E8 closest to Purple Illusion

#BCB4E8 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.6% green and 91.0% blue (rgb(188, 180, 232)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 53% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #BCB4E8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.83:1.

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Variations of #BCB4E8

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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#BCB4E8 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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#BCB4E8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB4E8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8B9E7
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8BBEA
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADB9E9
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8B9E7
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AFB8E7
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3BCC6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9B7D9
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBB9C7

#BCB4E8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#BCB4E8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.83:1 Very good#BCB4E8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB4E8 in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BCB4E8; }
.background { background-color: #BCB4E8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB4E8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 180 232);
color: hsl(249 53% 81%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.073 291.7);

#BCB4E8 FAQ

What color is #BCB4E8?

#BCB4E8 is a light, muted 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 #BCB4E8?

#BCB4E8 is rgb(188, 180, 232) in RGB, hsl(249, 53%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB4E8?

The complementary color of #BCB4E8 is #E0E8B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB4E8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB4E8: 10.83:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB4E8 a warm or cool color?

#BCB4E8 is a cool color.