#bc5ece Color Information

#bc5ece Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bc5ece. In RGB, it consists of 73.7% Red, 36.9% Green, and 80.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 8.7% Cyan, 54.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 290.4°, with saturation of 53.3% and lightness of 58.8%. The decimal value for #bc5ece is 12345038, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bc5ece is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bc5ece Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color188, 94, 206 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.7%, 36.9%, 80.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.263, 0.631, 0.192 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.087, 0.544, 0, 0.192 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color290.4°, 53.3%, 58.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color290.4°, 54.4%, 80.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.882, 23.153, 60.970 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color188, 94, 206 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12345038 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color55.230, 54.345, -42.038 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)55.230, 68.706, 322.276 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color55.230, 39.996, -71.968 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color48.118, 48.906, -41.445 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.299, 0.193, 23.153 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290535118 / 0xffbc5ece Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc66cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #bc5ece

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bc5ece, its pure hue is 290.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.3%, and its lightness is 58.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bc5ece, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #180c1a to #a552b4.

Tints of #bc5ece

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bc5ece, its pure hue is 290.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.3%, and its lightness is 58.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bc5ece, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c472d4 to #f7ebf9.

Tones of #bc5ece

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bc5ece, its pure hue is 290.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.3%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bc5ece, which range from #969696 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #dd2dff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bc5ece

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bc5ece! For #bc5ece, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bc5ece. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bc5ece

This color, #bc5ece, consists of 73.7% Red, 36.9% Green, and 80.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 188, Green = 94, Blue = 206. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bc5ece is 8.7% Cyan, 54.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.7%
C8.7%
G36.9%
M54.4%
B80.8%
Y0.0%
K19.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 188 94 206
Octal 274 136 316
Hexa #bc #5e #ce
Binary 10111100 01011110 11001110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 8 54 0 19
Octal 10 66 0 23
Hexa #08 #36 #00 #13
Binary 00001000 00110110 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #bc5ece

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bc5ece — which has hue 290.4° — its analogous colors are located at 260.4° and 320.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc5ece.

Triadic Colors of #bc5ece

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bc5ece — which has hue 290.4° — its triadic colors are located at 50.4° and 290.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc5ece.

Complementary Color of #bc5ece

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bc5ece — which has hue 290.4° — its complementary color is located at 110.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc5ece.

Split Complementary Colors of #bc5ece

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bc5ece — which has hue 290.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 80.4° and 290.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc5ece.

Tetradic Colors of #bc5ece

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bc5ece — which has hue 290.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 200.4°, 290.4°, 20.4°, and 110.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc5ece.

Monochromatic Colors of #bc5ece

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bc5ece, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #75447f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e6a2f3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bc5ece

We want to make getting started with #bc5ece on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bc5ece into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bc5ece can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bc5ece with other HTML elements.

#bc5ece Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bc5ece.
<span style="color: #bc5ece;">The color of this text is #bc5ece.</span>

#bc5ece Background Color

The background color for this text is #bc5ece.
<div style="background-color: #bc5ece; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bc5ece.</div>

#bc5ece Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bc5ece.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bc5ece;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bc5ece.</span>

#bc5ece Border Color

This is a div with border color #bc5ece.
<div style="border: #bc5ece 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bc5ece.</div>

#bc5ece Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bc5ece on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bc5ece; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bc5ece on a white background.</div></div>

#bc5ece Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bc5ece on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bc5ece; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bc5ece on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bc5ece to White

This is a gradient from #bc5ece to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bc5ece,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bc5ece,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bc5ece,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bc5ece,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bc5ece to white.</div>

Gradient from #bc5ece to Black

This is a gradient from #bc5ece to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bc5ece,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bc5ece,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bc5ece,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bc5ece,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bc5ece to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bc5ece

In addition to using #bc5ece on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bc5ece in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bc5ece, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 188, Green = 94, Blue = 206). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bc5ece in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bc5ece
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(188, 94, 206)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bc5ece; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bc5ece; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bc5ece; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(188, 94, 206);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bc5ece")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:188, green:94, blue:206, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:188 green:94 blue:206 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(188f, 94f, 206f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(188, 94, 206);
 

#bc5ece Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bc5ece the same way. For those with color blindness, #bc5ece might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bc5ece looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bc5ece is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bc5ece looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bc5ece will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bc5ece is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.7:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #bc5ece would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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