Palettes / Colors / #BCAAEE
#BCAAEE — Light Purple
#BCAAEE is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BCAAEE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BCAAEE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #DCEEAA; it also sits naturally between #AABAEE and #DEAAEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCAAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 170, 238 |
| HSL | 256°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 256°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 29%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 50.55, 45.61, 87.03 |
| Yxy | 45.61, 0.2759, 0.2490 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.29, 20.20, -31.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.54, 19.31, -34.06 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 67% · Blue 93%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCAAEE
.text { color: #BCAAEE; }
.background { background-color: #BCAAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 170, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 170, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 170, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCAAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCAAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCEEAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.07:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCAAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCAAEE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCAAEE: ·
How #BCAAEE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCAAEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BCAAEE?
#BCAAEE is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 170, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAAEE?
#BCAAEE is RGB 188, 170, 238 — HSL 256°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 21%, 29%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #BCAAEE?
Its complement is #DCEEAA; analogous partners are #AABAEE and #DEAAEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCAAEE for text?
Black text on #BCAAEE has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.07:1.