What color is #BC57A3?

#BC57A3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC57A3?

The RGB value is 188, 87, 163: 188 red, 87 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC57A3?

The complementary color is #57BC70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC57A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC57A3 color

#BC57A3 rgb(188, 87, 163)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC57A3 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 34.1% green and 63.9% blue (188, 87, 163).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Magenta Memoir (#B4559B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#BC57A3 color codes

HEX	`#BC57A3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 87, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 34.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 43%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 54%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.01, 50.13, -22.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.01, 54.82, 336.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.758, 20.154, 36.913)`
Decimal	`12343203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC57A3, 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 #BC57A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC57A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #BC57A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc57a3; }
.text { color: #bc57a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc57a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 87 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc57a3, #bc5770); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BC57A3?: #BC57A3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Magenta Memoir. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC57A3?: The RGB value is 188, 87, 163: 188 red, 87 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC57A3?: The complementary color is #57BC70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC57A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.