#BCB9E4 Color

#BCB9E4 is rgb(188, 185, 228) in RGB and hsl(244, 44%, 81%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BCB9E4

HEX#BCB9E4

RGBrgb(188, 185, 228)

HSLhsl(244, 44%, 81%)

HSVhsv(244, 19%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.06 288.2)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 19%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BCB9E4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCB9E4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BCB9E4 Complementary#E1E4B9 Analogous#B9CCE4 Analogous#D1B9E4 Triadic#E4BCB9 Triadic#B9E4BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BCB9E4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C3C1E7 #CECCEB #D5D3EE #DFDEF2 #E6E5F5 #F1F0F9

Shades

#9591D4 #6F68C4 #4C45B0 #3A3588 #29255F #181537

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