What color is #BC71E5?

#BC71E5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC71E5?

The RGB value is 188, 113, 229: 188 red, 113 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC71E5?

The complementary color is #9AE571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC71E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC71E5 color

#BC71E5 rgb(188, 113, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC71E5 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 44.3% green and 89.8% blue (188, 113, 229).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 69% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Illicit Purple (#BF77F6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#BC71E5 color codes

HEX	`#BC71E5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 113, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 44.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 69%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 51%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 51%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.03, 49.4, -47.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.03, 68.47, 316.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.785, 28.16, 77.4)`
Decimal	`12349925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC71E5, 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 #BC71E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC71E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #BC71E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc71e5; }
.text { color: #bc71e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc71e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 113 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc71e5, #e571d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC71E5?: #BC71E5 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC71E5?: The RGB value is 188, 113, 229: 188 red, 113 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC71E5?: The complementary color is #9AE571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC71E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.