What color is #BC78D1?

#BC78D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC78D1?

The RGB value is 188, 120, 209: 188 red, 120 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC78D1?

The complementary color is #8DD178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC78D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC78D1 color

#BC78D1 rgb(188, 120, 209)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC78D1 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 47.1% green and 82% blue (188, 120, 209).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 49% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#BC78D1 color codes

HEX	`#BC78D1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 120, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 47.1%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 49%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 43%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 43%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.54, 41.51, -35.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.54, 54.55, 319.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.963, 28.729, 63.802)`
Decimal	`12351697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC78D1, 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 #BC78D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BC78D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #BC78D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc78d1; }
.text { color: #bc78d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc78d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 120 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc78d1, #d178b9); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BC78D1?: #BC78D1 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC78D1?: The RGB value is 188, 120, 209: 188 red, 120 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC78D1?: The complementary color is #8DD178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC78D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.