What color is #BC52C5?

#BC52C5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC52C5?

The RGB value is 188, 82, 197: 188 red, 82 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC52C5?

The complementary color is #5BC552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC52C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC52C5 color

#BC52C5 rgb(188, 82, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC52C5 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 32.2% green and 77.3% blue (188, 82, 197).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 50% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 58% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#BC52C5 color codes

HEX	`#BC52C5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 82, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 32.2%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 50%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 58%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 58%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, 58.3, -40.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 71.21, 324.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.834, 20.759, 55.037)`
Decimal	`12341957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC52C5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BC52C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC52C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BC52C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc52c5; }
.text { color: #bc52c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc52c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 82 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc52c5, #c55294); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC52C5?: #BC52C5 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC52C5?: The RGB value is 188, 82, 197: 188 red, 82 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC52C5?: The complementary color is #5BC552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC52C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.