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#BCBCFF closest to Purple Illusion

#BCBCFF 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, 73.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(188, 188, 255)). Its HSL value is 240° hue, 100% saturation and 87% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #BCBCFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.78:1.

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Variations of #BCBCFF

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

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

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A8C0FD
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAC4FF
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFC2FF
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A8C0FD
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEBFFE
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACC8D3
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C1EC
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C0D3

#BCBCFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#BCBCFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.78:1 Very good#BCBCFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBCFF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 188 255);
color: hsl(240 100% 87%);
color: oklch(0.819 0.094 284.1);

#BCBCFF FAQ

What color is #BCBCFF?

#BCBCFF 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 #BCBCFF?

#BCBCFF is rgb(188, 188, 255) in RGB, hsl(240, 100%, 87%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBCFF?

The complementary color of #BCBCFF is #FFFFBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBCFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBCFF: 11.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBCFF a warm or cool color?

#BCBCFF is a cool color.