#bcaee8

Color #bcaee8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.75 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaee8

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 232)

HSL

hsl(254.5, 55.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.5, 25%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 25%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(74.05, 16.63, -27.21)

LCH

lch(74.05, 31.89, 301.43)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0827, 295.51)

HWB

hwb(254.5, 68.2%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dae8ae

Analogous

#aebde8

#bcaee8

#d9aee8

Triadic

#bcaee8

#e8bcae

#aee8bc

Split-complementary

#bcaee8

#e8d9ae

#bde8ae

Tetradic

#bcaee8

#e8aeda

#dae8ae

#aee8bc

Square

#bcaee8

#e8aebd

#dae8ae

#aee8d9

Shades

Color #bcaee8 mixed toward black.

#9079d9

#6545ca

#482d9e

#301e69

#180f35

Tints

Color #bcaee8 mixed toward white.

#c7bbec

#d2c9f0

#ddd6f4

#e9e4f7

#f4f1fb

Tones

Color #bcaee8 mixed toward gray.

#beb3e3

#c1b8de

#c3bcd9

#c6c1d5

#c8c6d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6dc · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b8d9 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#bbd1cf · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaee8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaee8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#bcaee8 (#bcaee8) is rgb(188, 174, 232) in RGB.

No, #bcaee8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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