All About Color #BC8BE9

#BC8BE9

About #BC8BE9

#BC8BE9 is a light purple color with the hex code #BC8BE9. In RGB it is red 188, green 139, blue 233; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 68%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 19%, 40%, 0%, 9%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.01:1 on black.

#BC8BE9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8B, E9
CMYK19.31%, 40.34%, 0.00%, 8.63%
RGB Decimal188, 139, 233
HSL271°, 68%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 213, 351
HSV (HSB)271.28°, 40.34%, 91.37%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001011, 11101001
CIE-L*AB65.78, 36.27, -40.59
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.51%, 91.37%
CIE-L*CH65.78, 54.44, 311.78
XYZ44.68, 35.04, 81.50
CIE-L*UV65.78, 18.40, -69.50
xyY0.28, 0.22, 35.04
Hunter-Lab59.19, 31.14, -40.19
RYB73.73%, 54.51%, 91.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8BE9 on a dark background: contrast 8.01:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC8BE9 on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8BE9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8BE9 · #E9D8F8 · #8F3EDA · #B9E98B · #E8F8D8

Analogous palette

#8BB9E9 · #8D8BE9 · #BC8BE9 · #E98BE7 · #E98BB9

Triadic palette

#BC8BE9 · #E9BC8B · #8BE9BC · #E9D8F8 · #F8E9D8

Tetradic palette

#BC8BE9 · #E98D8B · #B9E98B · #8BE7E9 · #8F3EDA

Monochromatic palette

#7023B8 · #964BDD · #BC8BE9 · #E1CCF5 · #F3EAFB

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