BCBEFB

#BCBEFB closest to Purple Illusion

#BCBEFB 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, 74.5% green and 98.4% blue (rgb(188, 190, 251)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 89% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. #BCBEFB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.90:1.

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Variations of #BCBEFB

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.

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

How #BCBEFB 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 #ABC1F9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEC5FE
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1C3FD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABC1F9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1C0FA
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADC9D3
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7C2EA
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C2D3

#BCBEFB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#BCBEFB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.90:1 Very good#BCBEFB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBEFB in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 190 251);
color: hsl(238 89% 86%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.086 282.9);

#BCBEFB FAQ

What color is #BCBEFB?

#BCBEFB 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 #BCBEFB?

#BCBEFB is rgb(188, 190, 251) in RGB, hsl(238, 89%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 24%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBEFB?

The complementary color of #BCBEFB is #FBF9BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBEFB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBEFB: 11.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBEFB a warm or cool color?

#BCBEFB is a cool color.