All About Color #BCA5E9

#BCA5E9

About #BCA5E9

#BCA5E9 is a light purple color with the hex code #BCA5E9. In RGB it is red 188, green 165, blue 233; in HSL it is hue 260°, saturation 61%, lightness 78%; in CMYK it is 19%, 29%, 0%, 9%. Its contrast ratio is 2.17:1 on white and 9.70:1 on black.

#BCA5E9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, A5, E9
CMYK19.31%, 29.18%, 0.00%, 8.63%
RGB Decimal188, 165, 233
HSL260°, 61%, 78%
RGB Octal274, 245, 351
HSV (HSB)260.29°, 29.18%, 91.37%
RGB Binary10111100, 10100101, 11101001
CIE-L*AB71.88, 21.85, -31.11
RGB Percent73.73%, 64.71%, 91.37%
CIE-L*CH71.88, 38.01, 305.08
XYZ48.90, 43.48, 82.91
CIE-L*UV71.88, 7.57, -52.62
xyY0.28, 0.25, 43.48
Hunter-Lab65.94, 16.97, -28.38
RYB73.73%, 64.71%, 91.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCA5E9 on a dark background: contrast 9.70:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCA5E9 on a light background: contrast 2.17:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCA5E9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#BCA5E9 · #F0EAFA · #845BD7 · #D2E9A5 · #F5FAEA

Analogous palette

#A5D2E9 · #A5B0E9 · #BCA5E9 · #DEA5E9 · #E9A5D2

Triadic palette

#BCA5E9 · #E9BBA5 · #A5E9BB · #F0EAFA · #FAF0EA

Tetradic palette

#BCA5E9 · #E9A5B0 · #D2E9A5 · #A5E9DE · #845BD7

Monochromatic palette

#6230C5 · #8D67DA · #BCA5E9 · #EAE2F8 · #F0EAFA

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