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#BCBCED closest to Purple Illusion

#BCBCED is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.7% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(188, 188, 237)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 58% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCBCED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.55:1.

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Variations of #BCBCED

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

How #BCBCED 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 #AEBFEC
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0C2EF
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3C0EE
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEBFEC
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B3BEEC
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1C4CD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9BFDF
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFCD

#BCBCED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#BCBCED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.55:1 Very good#BCBCED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBCED in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 188 237);
color: hsl(240 58% 83%);
color: oklch(0.812 0.069 284.8);

#BCBCED FAQ

What color is #BCBCED?

#BCBCED 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 #BCBCED?

#BCBCED is rgb(188, 188, 237) in RGB, hsl(240, 58%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCED?

The complementary color of #BCBCED is #EDEDBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBCED?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBCED: 11.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBCED a warm or cool color?

#BCBCED is a cool color.