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#BCBAEE closest to Purple Illusion

#BCBAEE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.9% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(188, 186, 238)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 60% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCBAEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.40:1.

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Variations of #BCBAEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACBDED
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADC0F0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1BEEF
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACBDED
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1BDED
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1C3CC
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9BEDF
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEBECC

#BCBAEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#BCBAEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.40:1 Very good#BCBAEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBAEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 186 238);
color: hsl(242 60% 83%);
color: oklch(0.808 0.073 286.4);

#BCBAEE FAQ

What color is #BCBAEE?

#BCBAEE 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 #BCBAEE?

#BCBAEE is rgb(188, 186, 238) in RGB, hsl(242, 60%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 22%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBAEE?

The complementary color of #BCBAEE is #ECEEBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBAEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBAEE: 11.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBAEE a warm or cool color?

#BCBAEE is a cool color.