#BCB9DA Color

#BCB9DA is rgb(188, 185, 218) in RGB and hsl(245, 31%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BCB9DA

HEX#BCB9DA

RGBrgb(188, 185, 218)

HSLhsl(245, 31%, 79%)

HSVhsv(245, 15%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(79.9% 0.046 289.5)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 15%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BCB9DA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.89:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCB9DA based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BCB9DA Complementary#D7DAB9 Analogous#B9C7DA Analogous#CCB9DA Triadic#DABCB9 Triadic#B9DABC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BCB9DA, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5C3DF #CCCAE3 #D5D4E8 #DFDEED #E9E8F3 #EFEEF6

Shades

#9894C7 #7873B5 #59539D #443F78 #2F2C54 #1C1A32

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