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#BCB3FA Color

#BCB3FA is rgb(188, 179, 250) in RGB, hsl(248, 88%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB3FA
HEX#BCB3FA
RGBrgb(188, 179, 250)
HSLhsl(248, 88%, 84%)
HSVhsv(248, 28%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(80% 0.1 289.7)
LABlab(75.64% 14.50 -34.30)
LCHlch(75.64% 37.24 292.91)

What #BCB3FA 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 #BCB3FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#BCB3FA Channel Values

How #BCB3FA 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 179 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 88% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 28% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB3FA 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCB3FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB3FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BCB3FA

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB3FA.

How #BCB3FA 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#BCB3FA
Protanopia#B5B5FA
Protanomaly#B8B4FA
Deuteranopia#B6B6FA
Deuteranomaly#B8B5FA
Tritanopia#B1BEBE
Tritanomaly#B5BAD9
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCB3FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcb3fa: #BCB3FA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB3FA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb3fa': '#BCB3FA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.702, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_bcb3fa">#BCB3FA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCB3FA"

More Blue Colors

#BCB3FA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCB3FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB3FA?

#BCB3FA is a lightest blue — rgb(188, 179, 250) in RGB and hsl(248, 88%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.03.

What is the RGB value of #BCB3FA?

#BCB3FA is rgb(188, 179, 250) — red 188, green 179, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB3FA?

#BCB3FA converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 28%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB3FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB3FA scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB3FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB3FA 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 20.55, which is visibly different.

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