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#BCBADE closest to New Love

#BCBADE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is New Love. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.9% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(188, 186, 222)). Its HSL value is 243° hue, 35% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BCBADE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.22:1.

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Variations of #BCBADE

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

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B1BCDD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2BEE0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4BDDF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1BCDD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5BCDD
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5C0C6
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABCD3
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBCC6

#BCBADE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BCBADE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.22:1 Very good#BCBADE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBADE in CSS

/* New Love */
.color { color: #BCBADE; }
.background { background-color: #BCBADE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBADE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 186 222);
color: hsl(243 35% 80%);
color: oklch(0.802 0.051 287.7);

#BCBADE FAQ

What color is #BCBADE?

#BCBADE is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is New Love. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBADE?

#BCBADE is rgb(188, 186, 222) in RGB, hsl(243, 35%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBADE?

The complementary color of #BCBADE is #DCDEBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBADE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBADE: 11.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBADE a warm or cool color?

#BCBADE is a cool color.