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#BCACDF

Wisteria · light cool purple

About #BCACDF

#BCACDF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Wisteria (ΔE 10.4), with Lilac the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CFDFAC (vanilla), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.10:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green172
Blue223

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.4
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 10.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BCACDF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BCACDF.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BCACDF.
10.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCACDF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCACDF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A2B4E1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4B3DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6B3BD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCACDF?

#BCACDF is a light, moderately saturated purple colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BCACDF?

Use black text. Black on #BCACDF has a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCACDF?

Its complementary colour is #CFDFAC, and analogous partners are #ACB6DF and #D5ACDF.