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#BCA2CD

#bca2cd ≈ Lilac

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bca2cd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 63.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 20.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 276.28°, with 30.07% saturation and 71.96% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Lilac (#c8a2c8), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.4094

Complementary

  1. #bca2cd
  2. #b3cda2

Split complementary

  1. #bca2cd
  2. #c8cda2
  3. #a2cda6

Analogous

  1. #a6a2cd
  2. #bca2cd
  3. #cda2c8

Triadic

  1. #bca2cd
  2. #cdbca2
  3. #a2cdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bca2cd
  2. #cda2b3
  3. #b3cda2
  4. #a2cdbc

Square

  1. #bca2cd
  2. #cda6a2
  3. #b3cda2
  4. #a2c8cd

Monochromatic

  1. #724b8b
  2. #9870b2
  3. #bca2cd
  4. #e0d4e8
  5. #f5f2f8

Shades

#bca2cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bca2cd
  2. #a992b9
  3. #9682a4
  4. #847190
  5. #71617b
  6. #5e5167
  7. #4b4152
  8. #38313e
  9. #262029
  10. #131015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bca2cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bca2cd
  2. #c3abd2
  3. #c9b5d7
  4. #d0bedc
  5. #d7c7e1
  6. #ded1e6
  7. #e4daeb
  8. #ebe3f0
  9. #f2ecf5
  10. #f8f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bca2cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bca2cd
  2. #b69fc5
  3. #b09bbe
  4. #aa98b6
  5. #a494ae
  6. #9e91a7
  7. #988e9f
  8. #928a97
  9. #8c878f
  10. #868388
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a8ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9caacf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1accc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bba7b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa7ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aca8cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bba5bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bca2cd {
  color: #bca2cd;
}
Background
.bg-bca2cd {
  background-color: #bca2cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bca2cd {
  border: 2px solid #bca2cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bca2cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 162 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 30% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bca2cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bca2cd, #cda2c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bca2cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 162 205 / 0.35);
}

#c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.87 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.60 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.38 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.68 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 9.19 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.26 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.86 #435d32 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Lilac
#bca2cd  rgb(188, 162, 205)  hsl(276, 30%, 72%)  Lilac
#b3cda2  rgb(179, 205, 162)  hsl(96, 30%, 72%)  Celadon
#cdbca2  rgb(205, 188, 162)  hsl(36, 30%, 72%)  Tan
#a2cdbc  rgb(162, 205, 188)  hsl(156, 30%, 72%)  Opal