All About Color #BC8EE1

#BC8EE1

About #BC8EE1

#BC8EE1 is a light purple color with the hex code #BC8EE1. In RGB it is red 188, green 142, blue 225; in HSL it is hue 273°, saturation 58%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 16%, 37%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 2.59:1 on white and 8.09:1 on black.

#BC8EE1 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8E, E1
CMYK16.44%, 36.89%, 0.00%, 11.76%
RGB Decimal188, 142, 225
HSL273°, 58%, 72%
RGB Octal274, 216, 341
HSV (HSB)273.25°, 36.89%, 88.24%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001110, 11100001
CIE-L*AB66.12, 32.85, -35.65
RGB Percent73.73%, 55.69%, 88.24%
CIE-L*CH66.12, 48.48, 312.66
XYZ44.00, 35.47, 75.76
CIE-L*UV66.12, 18.27, -60.96
xyY0.28, 0.23, 35.47
Hunter-Lab59.56, 27.65, -33.73
RYB73.73%, 55.69%, 88.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8EE1 on a dark background: contrast 8.09:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC8EE1 on a light background: contrast 2.59:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8EE1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8EE1 · #E7D7F4 · #9146CE · #B3E18E · #E4F4D7

Analogous palette

#8EB3E1 · #928EE1 · #BC8EE1 · #E18EDD · #E18EB3

Triadic palette

#BC8EE1 · #E1BC8E · #8EE1BC · #E7D7F4 · #F4E7D7

Tetradic palette

#BC8EE1 · #E1928E · #B3E18E · #8EDDE1 · #9146CE

Monochromatic palette

#712DA9 · #9852D1 · #BC8EE1 · #E0CBF1 · #F3EBFA

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