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#BCABD0

#bcabd0 ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcabd0 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 67.06% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.62% cyan, 17.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 267.57°, with 28.24% saturation and 74.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 5.85.

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Relative luminance0.4437

Complementary

  1. #bcabd0
  2. #bfd0ab

Split complementary

  1. #bcabd0
  2. #d0ceab
  3. #acd0ab

Analogous

  1. #abacd0
  2. #bcabd0
  3. #ceabd0

Triadic

  1. #bcabd0
  2. #d0bcab
  3. #abd0bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcabd0
  2. #d0abbf
  3. #bfd0ab
  4. #abd0bc

Square

  1. #bcabd0
  2. #d0abac
  3. #bfd0ab
  4. #abd0ce

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5191
  2. #957ab5
  3. #bcabd0
  4. #e3dceb
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#bcabd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcabd0
  2. #a99abb
  3. #9689a6
  4. #847892
  5. #71677d
  6. #5e5668
  7. #4b4453
  8. #38333e
  9. #26222a
  10. #131115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcabd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcabd0
  2. #c3b3d5
  3. #c9bcd9
  4. #d0c4de
  5. #d7cde3
  6. #ded5e8
  7. #e4ddec
  8. #ebe6f1
  9. #f2eef6
  10. #f8f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcabd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcabd0
  2. #b6a7c8
  3. #b0a2c0
  4. #aa9eb8
  5. #a49ab0
  6. #9e96a8
  7. #9891a0
  8. #928d98
  9. #8c8990
  10. #868488
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6afbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b1d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8b2cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9b0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afafd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0afcf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #baaec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcabd0 {
  color: #bcabd0;
}
Background
.bg-bcabd0 {
  background-color: #bcabd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcabd0 {
  border: 2px solid #bcabd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcabd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 171 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 28% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcabd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcabd0, #ceabd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcabd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 171 208 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.85 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.08 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.10 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.90 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.67 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 9.90 #43542f Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Lilac
#bcabd0  rgb(188, 171, 208)  hsl(268, 28%, 74%)  Lilac
#bfd0ab  rgb(191, 208, 171)  hsl(88, 28%, 74%)  Tea Green
#d0bcab  rgb(208, 188, 171)  hsl(28, 28%, 74%)  Desert Sand
#abd0bc  rgb(171, 208, 188)  hsl(148, 28%, 74%)  Opal