What color is #BC86AF?

#BC86AF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC86AF?

The RGB value is 188, 134, 175: 188 red, 134 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC86AF?

The complementary color is #86BC93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC86AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC86AF color

#BC86AF rgb(188, 134, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC86AF is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.5% green and 68.6% blue (188, 134, 175).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#BC86AF color codes

HEX	`#BC86AF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 134, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 52.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.37, 27.28, -13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.37, 30.38, 333.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.002, 30.838, 44.552)`
Decimal	`12355247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC86AF, 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 #BC86AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC86AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BC86AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc86af; }
.text { color: #bc86af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc86af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 134 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc86af, #bc8694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC86AF?: #BC86AF is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC86AF?: The RGB value is 188, 134, 175: 188 red, 134 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC86AF?: The complementary color is #86BC93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC86AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.