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#BCB5CF Color

#BCB5CF is rgb(188, 181, 207) in RGB, hsl(256, 21%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 13%, 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 6.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB5CF
HEX#BCB5CF
RGBrgb(188, 181, 207)
HSLhsl(256, 21%, 76%)
HSVhsv(256, 13%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.037 297.9)
LABlab(74.89% 6.30 -12.25)
LCHlch(74.89% 13.78 297.21)

What #BCB5CF 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 #BCB5CF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 6.08Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.34Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 8.59Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.61Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.01Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 9.33

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

#BCB5CF Channel Values

How #BCB5CF 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 181 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 256° · S 21% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 256° · S 13% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB5CF 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 text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCB5CF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCB5CF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB5CF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCB5CF
Complementary
#C8CFB5
Analogous
#B5BBCF
Analogous
#C9B5CF
Triadic
#CFBCB5
Triadic
#B5CFBC
Split comp.
#CFC9B5
Split comp.
#BBCFB5

Tints & Shades of #BCB5CF

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

#C4BED5
#CDC7DB
#D5D1E1
#E0DDE9
#E9E6EF
#F1F0F5

Shades

#A096BB
#8174A4
#685B8B
#51476C
#3A324D
#201C2B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCB5CF.

How #BCB5CF 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#BCB5CF
Protanopia#B6B6CF
Protanomaly#B9B6CF
Deuteranopia#B7B7CF
Deuteranomaly#B9B6CF
Tritanopia#B9B9B9
Tritanomaly#BAB7C2
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCB5CF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcb5cf: #BCB5CF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB5CF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb5cf': '#BCB5CF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.710, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_bcb5cf">#BCB5CF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCB5CF"

More Purple Colors

#BCB5CF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCB5CF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB5CF?

#BCB5CF is a light purple — rgb(188, 181, 207) in RGB and hsl(256, 21%, 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 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #BCB5CF?

#BCB5CF is rgb(188, 181, 207) — red 188, green 181, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB5CF?

#BCB5CF converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 13%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB5CF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB5CF scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB5CF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB5CF 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 8.59, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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