Palettes / Colors / #BCADEB

#BCADEB — Light Purple

#BCADEB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#BCADEB 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 #DCEBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADBCEB and #DCADEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 68% · Blue 92%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BCADEB

.text { color: #BCADEB; }
.background { background-color: #BCADEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCADEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 173, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCADEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 173, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCADEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 173, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCADEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCADEB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCADEB

Tints of #BCADEB

Tones of #BCADEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCEBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCADEB: #000000.

How #BCADEB 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 #BCADEB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCADEA  ·  #BCADEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCADEB?

#BCADEB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 173, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCADEB?

#BCADEB is RGB 188, 173, 235 — HSL 255°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 20%, 26%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #BCADEB?

Its complement is #DCEBAD; analogous partners are #ADBCEB and #DCADEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCADEB for text?

Black text on #BCADEB has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.04:1.