Information about #BCB1DD color
Basic facts about this digital color
A moderately toned blue-purple violet, #BCB1DD 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 practically indistinguishable from Soft Violet (#BBB5D8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moon Raker (#C0B2D7) and Perfume (#C2A9DB).
The recipe behind #BCB1DD is rgb(188, 177, 221), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BCB1DD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. No one has named #BCB1DD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BCB1DD color variations
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#BCB1DD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BCB1DD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BCB1DD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BCB1DD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BCB1DD 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 #BCB1DD color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BCB1DD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BBB5D8
#C0B2D7
#C2A9DB
#C3B9DD
#BDBBD7
#B8B8E7
#C4B8E7
#C0BCD4
#B1B9D3
#CAB4D4
#C4A9D0
#BDBACE
#BCB1DD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BCB1DD
- RGB188, 177, 221
- CMYK13, 17, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(188, 177, 221)
- HSL255°, 39%, 78%
- HSL Precise255°, 39.286%, 78.039%
- HSV255°, 20%, 87%
- HSB255°, 20%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.694, 0.867)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.694, 0.867, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.694, 0.867)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBCB1DD
- DECIMAL ID12366301
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
