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#BCBBD5 closest to Blue Haze

#BCBBD5 is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 83.5% blue (rgb(188, 187, 213)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 24% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. #BCBBD5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.21:1.

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Variations of #BCBBD5

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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#BCBBD5 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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#BCBBD5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBBD5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5BDD4
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5BED6
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BDD6
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5BDD4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BCD5
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7BFC3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BABDCD
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDC4

#BCBBD5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#BCBBD5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.21:1 Very good#BCBBD5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBBD5 in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BCBBD5; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBD5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBBD5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 213);
color: hsl(242 24% 78%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.036 287.3);

#BCBBD5 FAQ

What color is #BCBBD5?

#BCBBD5 is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBD5?

#BCBBD5 is rgb(188, 187, 213) in RGB, hsl(242, 24%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBD5?

The complementary color of #BCBBD5 is #D4D5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBBD5?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBBD5: 11.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBBD5 a warm or cool color?

#BCBBD5 is a cool color.