#BCB9D5 Color

#BCB9D5 is rgb(188, 185, 213) in RGB and hsl(246, 25%, 78%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BCB9D5

HEX#BCB9D5

RGBrgb(188, 185, 213)

HSLhsl(246, 25%, 78%)

HSVhsv(246, 13%, 84%)

OKLCHoklch(79.7% 0.039 290.4)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 16%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BCB9D5 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 text11.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCB9D5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BCB9D5 Complementary#D2D5B9 Analogous#B9C4D5 Analogous#CAB9D5 Triadic#D5BCB9 Triadic#B9D5BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BCB9D5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5C2DB #CECCE0 #D7D6E6 #DDDCEA #E7E6F0 #F0EFF5

Shades

#9A96C0 #7B76AD #5E5893 #494573 #333050 #1F1D30

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