#BCB8E0 Color

#BCB8E0 is rgb(188, 184, 224) in RGB and hsl(246, 39%, 80%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BCB8E0

HEX#BCB8E0

RGBrgb(188, 184, 224)

HSLhsl(246, 39%, 80%)

HSVhsv(246, 18%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.056 289.6)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BCB8E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCB8E0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BCB8E0 Complementary#DCE0B8 Analogous#B8C8E0 Analogous#D0B8E0 Triadic#E0BCB8 Triadic#B8E0BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BCB8E0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6C3E5 #CDCAE8 #D7D4EC #DEDCEF #E8E6F4 #EEEDF7

Shades

#9791CF #726ABE #5249A7 #413A83 #2E285C #1A1735

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