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#BCBDEC closest to Viking Diva

#BCBDEC is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Viking Diva. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.1% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(188, 189, 236)). Its HSL value is 239° hue, 56% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCBDEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.63:1.

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Variations of #BCBDEC

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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#BCBDEC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BCBDECECEBBC
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BCBDECECD3BCD5ECBC
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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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#BCBDEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBDEC 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 #B0BFEB
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1C2EE
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C1ED
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0BFEB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4BFEB
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1C5CD
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9C0DE
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C0CD

#BCBDEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#BCBDEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.63:1 Very good#BCBDEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBDEC in CSS

/* Viking Diva */
.color { color: #BCBDEC; }
.background { background-color: #BCBDEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBDEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 189 236);
color: hsl(239 56% 83%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.066 283.9);

#BCBDEC FAQ

What color is #BCBDEC?

#BCBDEC is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Viking Diva. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBDEC?

#BCBDEC is rgb(188, 189, 236) in RGB, hsl(239, 56%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBDEC?

The complementary color of #BCBDEC is #ECEBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBDEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBDEC: 11.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBDEC a warm or cool color?

#BCBDEC is a cool color.