All About Color #BC8CE3

#BC8CE3

About #BC8CE3

#BC8CE3 is a light purple color with the hex code #BC8CE3. In RGB it is red 188, green 140, blue 227; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 61%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 17%, 38%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.63:1 on white and 8.00:1 on black.

#BC8CE3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8C, E3
CMYK17.18%, 38.33%, 0.00%, 10.98%
RGB Decimal188, 140, 227
HSL273°, 61%, 72%
RGB Octal274, 214, 343
HSV (HSB)273.10°, 38.33%, 89.02%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001100, 11100011
CIE-L*AB65.74, 34.39, -37.33
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.90%, 89.02%
CIE-L*CH65.74, 50.76, 312.65
XYZ43.98, 34.99, 77.11
CIE-L*UV65.74, 18.82, -63.88
xyY0.28, 0.22, 34.99
Hunter-Lab59.16, 29.19, -35.88
RYB73.73%, 54.90%, 89.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8CE3 on a dark background: contrast 8.00:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC8CE3 on a light background: contrast 2.63:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8CE3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8CE3 · #E7D6F5 · #9142D1 · #B3E38C · #E4F5D6

Analogous palette

#8CB3E3 · #908CE3 · #BC8CE3 · #E38CDF · #E38CB3

Triadic palette

#BC8CE3 · #E3BC8C · #8CE3BC · #E7D6F5 · #F5E7D6

Tetradic palette

#BC8CE3 · #E3908C · #B3E38C · #8CDFE3 · #9142D1

Monochromatic palette

#722AAC · #984ED4 · #BC8CE3 · #E0CAF2 · #F3EAFA

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