#BCB5E8 Color

#BCB5E8 is rgb(188, 181, 232) in RGB, hsl(248, 53%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 9%) 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 5.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCB5E8

HEX#BCB5E8

RGBrgb(188, 181, 232)

HSLhsl(248, 53%, 81%)

HSVhsv(248, 22%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.072 291)

LABlab(75.58% 10.33 -24.72)

LCHlch(75.58% 26.79 292.67)

What #BCB5E8 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 #BCB5E8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.95 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 8.17 Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 8.35 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 9.26 Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 10.54 Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 10.89

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

#BCB5E8 Channel Values

How #BCB5E8 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 188 · G 181 · B 232	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 248° · S 53% · L 81%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 248° · S 22% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 19% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.92:1 vs white · 10.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCB5E8 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BCB5E8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCB5E8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BCB5E8

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

Shades

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How #BCB5E8 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#BCB5E8

Protanopia#B6B6E8

Protanomaly#B9B6E8

Deuteranopia#B7B7E8

Deuteranomaly#B9B6E8

Tritanopia#B4BCBC

Tritanomaly#B8BACF

Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

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Using #BCB5E8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bcb5e8: #BCB5E8;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCB5E8;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcb5e8': '#BCB5E8' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.710, blue: 0.910)

Android XML<color name="color_bcb5e8">#BCB5E8</color>

SVG fillfill="#BCB5E8"

More Blue Colors

#BCB5E8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

bcd4e6 bbcce2 bdc4cc bbbbf2 beb8ff b8e6fe bedbff b8dbff c1bce1 b6e1fc c1cef5 b6cdf6 dbe4eb f8f8ff 0014a8 0077be 0e518d 1a5ddb 2887c8 36454f 4b61d1 615fff 778ba5 91b6d4

#BCB5E8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCB5E8?

#BCB5E8 is a lightest blue — rgb(188, 181, 232) in RGB and hsl(248, 53%, 81%) 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 5.95.

What is the RGB value of #BCB5E8?

#BCB5E8 is rgb(188, 181, 232) — red 188, green 181, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCB5E8?

#BCB5E8 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCB5E8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCB5E8 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCB5E8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCB5E8 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 16.35, which is visibly different.

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