What color is #BC63CC?

#BC63CC is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC63CC?

The RGB value is 188, 99, 204: 188 red, 99 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC63CC?

The complementary color is #73CC63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC63CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC63CC color

#BC63CC rgb(188, 99, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC63CC is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 38.8% green and 80% blue (188, 99, 204).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 51% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Love Priestess (#BB55CC), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#BC63CC color codes

HEX	`#BC63CC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 99, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 38.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 51%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 51%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 51%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.06, 51.47, -39.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.06, 64.93, 322.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.099, 23.976, 59.841)`
Decimal	`12346316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC63CC, 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 #BC63CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC63CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #BC63CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc63cc; }
.text { color: #bc63cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc63cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 99 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc63cc, #cc63a7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BC63CC?: #BC63CC is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Love Priestess. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC63CC?: The RGB value is 188, 99, 204: 188 red, 99 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC63CC?: The complementary color is #73CC63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC63CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.