#BCBAD8 Color

#BCBAD8 is rgb(188, 186, 216) in RGB and hsl(244, 28%, 79%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BCBAD8

HEX#BCBAD8

RGBrgb(188, 186, 216)

HSLhsl(244, 28%, 79%)

HSVhsv(244, 14%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(80% 0.042 288.5)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BCBAD8 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 text11.15:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BCBAD8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BCBAD8 Complementary#D6D8BA Analogous#BAC7D8 Analogous#CBBAD8 Triadic#D8BCBA Triadic#BAD8BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BCBAD8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6C4DE #CCCBE2 #D6D5E7 #DFDEED #E9E8F2 #EFEFF6

Shades

#9A97C4 #7A76B2 #5B5699 #464276 #302E52 #1D1C31

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