All About Color #BCABE3

#BCABE3

About #BCABE3

#BCABE3 is a light purple color with the hex code #BCABE3. In RGB it is red 188, green 171, blue 227; in HSL it is hue 258°, saturation 50%, lightness 78%; in CMYK it is 17%, 25%, 0%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.08:1 on white and 10.07:1 on black.

#BCABE3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, AB, E3
CMYK17.18%, 24.67%, 0.00%, 10.98%
RGB Decimal188, 171, 227
HSL258°, 50%, 78%
RGB Octal274, 253, 343
HSV (HSB)258.21°, 24.67%, 89.02%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101011, 11100011
CIE-L*AB73.13, 17.19, -25.92
RGB Percent73.73%, 67.06%, 89.02%
CIE-L*CH73.13, 31.10, 303.55
XYZ49.17, 45.36, 78.84
CIE-L*UV73.13, 5.45, -43.48
xyY0.28, 0.26, 45.36
Hunter-Lab67.35, 12.44, -22.25
RYB73.73%, 67.06%, 89.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BCABE3 on a dark background: contrast 10.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BCABE3 on a light background: contrast 2.08:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BCABE3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BCABE3 · #F0ECF9 · #8566CC · #D2E3AB · #F5F9EC

Analogous palette

#ABD2E3 · #ABB6E3 · #BCABE3 · #D8ABE3 · #E3ABD2

Triadic palette

#BCABE3 · #E3BCAB · #ABE3BC · #F0ECF9 · #F9F0EC

Tetradic palette

#BCABE3 · #E3ABB6 · #D2E3AB · #ABE3D8 · #8566CC

Monochromatic palette

#623DB8 · #8E71D0 · #BCABE3 · #EAE4F6 · #F0ECF9

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