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#BCB1CE Color

#BCB1CE is rgb(188, 177, 206) in RGB, hsl(263, 23%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB1CE
HEX#BCB1CE
RGBrgb(188, 177, 206)
HSLhsl(263, 23%, 75%)
HSVhsv(263, 14%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.042 302.7)
LABlab(73.84% 8.19 -13.27)
LCHlch(73.84% 15.59 301.69)

What #BCB1CE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCB1CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.91Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.15Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.58Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.35Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.78Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 10.49

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#BCB1CE Channel Values

How #BCB1CE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 177 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 23% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 14% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB1CE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCB1CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCB1CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB1CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCB1CE
Complementary
#C3CEB1
Analogous
#B1B4CE
Analogous
#CAB1CE
Triadic
#CEBCB1
Triadic
#B1CEBC
Split comp.
#CECAB1
Split comp.
#B4CEB1

Tints & Shades of #BCB1CE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C4BAD4
#CFC7DC
#D7D0E2
#DFD9E7
#E7E3ED
#F2EFF5

Shades

#A191BA
#8672A7
#6D588D
#52436B
#3A2F4B
#221B2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB1CE.

How #BCB1CE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCB1CE
Protanopia#B3B3CE
Protanomaly#B7B2CE
Deuteranopia#B5B5CE
Deuteranomaly#B8B3CE
Tritanopia#B8B5B5
Tritanomaly#BAB3C0
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCB1CE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcb1ce: #BCB1CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB1CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb1ce': '#BCB1CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.694, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_bcb1ce">#BCB1CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCB1CE"

More Purple Colors

#BCB1CE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCB1CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB1CE?

#BCB1CE is a light purple — rgb(188, 177, 206) in RGB and hsl(263, 23%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Digital Lavender (#C8B7C9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #BCB1CE?

#BCB1CE is rgb(188, 177, 206) — red 188, green 177, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB1CE?

#BCB1CE converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 14%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB1CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB1CE scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB1CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB1CE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 8.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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