All About Color #BC8BEA

#BC8BEA

About #BC8BEA

#BC8BEA is a light purple color with the hex code #BC8BEA. In RGB it is red 188, green 139, blue 234; in HSL it is hue 271°, saturation 69%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 20%, 41%, 0%, 8%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.02:1 on black.

#BC8BEA Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8B, EA
CMYK19.66%, 40.60%, 0.00%, 8.24%
RGB Decimal188, 139, 234
HSL271°, 69%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 213, 352
HSV (HSB)270.95°, 40.60%, 91.76%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001011, 11101010
CIE-L*AB65.82, 36.50, -41.07
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.51%, 91.76%
CIE-L*CH65.82, 54.95, 311.62
XYZ44.82, 35.10, 82.25
CIE-L*UV65.82, 18.26, -70.33
xyY0.28, 0.22, 35.10
Hunter-Lab59.24, 31.38, -40.85
RYB73.73%, 54.51%, 91.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8BEA on a dark background: contrast 8.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC8BEA on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8BEA, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8BEA · #E9D8F8 · #8F3DDB · #B9EA8B · #E8F8D8

Analogous palette

#8BB9EA · #8C8BEA · #BC8BEA · #EA8BE8 · #EA8BB9

Triadic palette

#BC8BEA · #EABC8B · #8BEABC · #E9D8F8 · #F8E9D8

Tetradic palette

#BC8BEA · #EA8C8B · #B9EA8B · #8BE8EA · #8F3DDB

Monochromatic palette

#7022B9 · #964ADE · #BC8BEA · #E1CBF6 · #F3E9FB

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