Information about #BC9EDD color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated blue-purple violet, #BC9EDD appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lenurple (#BA93D8) and Bright Lavender (#BF94E4).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(188, 158, 221)), which gives #BC9EDD its character. If you plan to put text on a #BC9EDD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. No one has named #BC9EDD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BC9EDD color variations
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#BC9EDD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC9EDD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC9EDD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC9EDD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC9EDD color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC9EDD color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BC9EDD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B19CD9
#BA93D8
#BF94E4
#C2A9DB
#C9A0DC
#B790D4
#CDA4DE
#C098CC
#AE99D2
#C991DF
#C4A9D0
#AAA4E3
#BC9EDD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC9EDD
- RGB188, 158, 221
- CMYK13, 25, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(188, 158, 221)
- HSL269°, 48%, 74%
- HSL Precise268.571°, 48.092%, 74.314%
- HSV269°, 29%, 87%
- HSB269°, 29%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.620, 0.867)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.620, 0.867, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.620, 0.867)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBC9EDD
- DECIMAL ID12361437
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
