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#BCB4FA closest to Purple Illusion

#BCB4FA 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, 70.6% green and 98.0% blue (rgb(188, 180, 250)). Its HSL value is 247° hue, 87% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BCB4FA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.05:1.

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Variations of #BCB4FA

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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#BCB4FA 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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#BCB4FA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB4FA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A2BAF8
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A2BDFD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9BBFC
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A2BAF8
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AAB9F9
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEC0CD
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8B9E7
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBACE

#BCB4FA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BCB4FA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.05:1 Very good#BCB4FA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB4FA in CSS

/* Purple Illusion */
.color { color: #BCB4FA; }
.background { background-color: #BCB4FA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB4FA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 180 250);
color: hsl(247 87% 84%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.098 289.2);

#BCB4FA FAQ

What color is #BCB4FA?

#BCB4FA 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 #BCB4FA?

#BCB4FA is rgb(188, 180, 250) in RGB, hsl(247, 87%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB4FA?

The complementary color of #BCB4FA is #F2FAB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB4FA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB4FA: 11.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB4FA a warm or cool color?

#BCB4FA is a cool color.