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#BCB4D0 Color

#BCB4D0 is rgb(188, 180, 208) in RGB, hsl(257, 23%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 18%) 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 6.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB4D0
HEX#BCB4D0
RGBrgb(188, 180, 208)
HSLhsl(257, 23%, 76%)
HSVhsv(257, 13%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.04 298.5)
LABlab(74.66% 6.96 -13.14)
LCHlch(74.66% 14.87 297.92)

What #BCB4D0 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 #BCB4D0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.74Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.65Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.96Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.21Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.22Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.29

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

#BCB4D0 Channel Values

How #BCB4D0 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 180 · B 2088-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 257° · S 23% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 257° · S 13% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB4D0 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCB4D0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCB4D0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB4D0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCB4D0
Complementary
#C8D0B4
Analogous
#B4BAD0
Analogous
#CAB4D0
Triadic
#D0BCB4
Triadic
#B4D0BC
Split comp.
#D0CAB4
Split comp.
#BAD0B4

Tints & Shades of #BCB4D0

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

#C4BDD6
#CDC7DC
#D5D0E2
#E0DCE9
#E9E6EF
#F1EFF5

Shades

#A094BC
#8172A7
#67588D
#50456E
#39314E
#201B2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB4D0.

How #BCB4D0 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#BCB4D0
Protanopia#B5B5D0
Protanomaly#B8B5D0
Deuteranopia#B7B7D0
Deuteranomaly#B9B6D0
Tritanopia#B8B8B8
Tritanomaly#BAB6C2
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCB4D0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcb4d0: #BCB4D0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB4D0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb4d0': '#BCB4D0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.706, blue: 0.816)
Android XML<color name="color_bcb4d0">#BCB4D0</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCB4D0"

More Purple Colors

#BCB4D0 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCB4D0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB4D0?

#BCB4D0 is a light purple — rgb(188, 180, 208) in RGB and hsl(257, 23%, 76%) 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 6.74.

What is the RGB value of #BCB4D0?

#BCB4D0 is rgb(188, 180, 208) — red 188, green 180, and blue 208 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB4D0?

#BCB4D0 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 13%, 0%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB4D0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB4D0 scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB4D0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB4D0 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 8.65, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.