What color is #BC78C3?

#BC78C3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC78C3?

The RGB value is 188, 120, 195: 188 red, 120 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC78C3?

The complementary color is #7FC378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC78C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC78C3 color

#BC78C3 rgb(188, 120, 195)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC78C3 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 47.1% green and 76.5% blue (188, 120, 195).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 38% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#BC78C3 color codes

HEX	`#BC78C3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 120, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 47.1%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 38%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 38%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 38%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, 38.72, -28.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 48.02, 323.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.305, 28.066, 55.071)`
Decimal	`12351683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC78C3, 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 #BC78C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC78C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #BC78C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc78c3; }
.text { color: #bc78c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc78c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 120 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc78c3, #c378a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC78C3?: #BC78C3 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC78C3?: The RGB value is 188, 120, 195: 188 red, 120 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC78C3?: The complementary color is #7FC378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC78C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.