#BCB5E8 Color

#BCB5E8 is rgb(188, 181, 232) in RGB and hsl(248, 53%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BCB5E8

HEX#BCB5E8

RGBrgb(188, 181, 232)

HSLhsl(248, 53%, 81%)

HSVhsv(248, 22%, 91%)

OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.072 291)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 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.

TextWhite text1.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCB5E8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BCB5E8 Complementary#E1E8B5 Analogous#B5C8E8 Analogous#D5B5E8 Triadic#E8BCB5 Triadic#B5E8BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BCB5E8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3BDEB #CDC8EE #D5D0F1 #DFDCF4 #E6E4F7 #F1EFFA

Shades

#958ADB #6E5FCE #4B3ABB #3A2C90 #291F65 #17123B

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