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#BCBEEE closest to Purple Illusion

#BCBEEE is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Purple Illusion. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(188, 190, 238)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCBEEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.74:1.

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Variations of #BCBEEE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #BCBEEE 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 #B0C0ED
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2C3F0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4C2EF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B0C0ED
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B4C0ED
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1C6CE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8C1E0
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C1CE

#BCBEEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.79:1 Very poor#BCBEEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.74:1 Very good#BCBEEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBEEE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 190 238);
color: hsl(238 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.816 0.067 282.9);

#BCBEEE FAQ

What color is #BCBEEE?

#BCBEEE 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 #BCBEEE?

#BCBEEE is rgb(188, 190, 238) in RGB, hsl(238, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 20%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBEEE?

The complementary color of #BCBEEE is #EEECBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBEEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBEEE: 11.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBEEE a warm or cool color?

#BCBEEE is a cool color.