All About Color #BC8AEA

#BC8AEA

About #BC8AEA

#BC8AEA is a light purple color with the hex code #BC8AEA. In RGB it is red 188, green 138, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 70%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 20%, 41%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.64:1 on white and 7.96:1 on black.

#BC8AEA Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8A, EA
CMYK19.66%, 41.03%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal188, 138, 234
HSL271°, 70%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 212, 352
HSV (HSB)271.25°, 41.03%, 91.76%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001010, 11101010
CIE-L*AB65.60, 37.05, -41.43
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.12%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH65.60, 55.57, 311.81
XYZ44.68, 34.81, 82.21
CIE-L*UV65.60, 18.66, -70.94
xyY0.28, 0.22, 34.81
Hunter-Lab59.00, 31.93, -41.31
RYB73.73%, 54.12%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8AEA on a dark background: contrast 7.96:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC8AEA on a light background: contrast 2.64:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8AEA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8AEA · #E9D8F8 · #8F3CDD · #B9EA8A · #E8F8D8

Analogous palette

#8AB9EA · #8C8AEA · #BC8AEA · #EA8AE9 · #EA8AB9

Triadic palette

#BC8AEA · #EABC8A · #8AEABC · #E9D8F8 · #F8E9D8

Tetradic palette

#BC8AEA · #EA8C8A · #B9EA8A · #8AE9EA · #8F3CDD

Monochromatic palette

#7021BA · #9649DF · #BC8AEA · #E1CBF6 · #F3E9FB

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