What color is #BC86B4?

#BC86B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC86B4?

The RGB value is 188, 134, 180: 188 red, 134 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC86B4?

The complementary color is #86BC8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC86B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC86B4 color

#BC86B4 rgb(188, 134, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC86B4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.5% green and 70.6% blue (188, 134, 180).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#BC86B4 color codes

HEX	`#BC86B4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 134, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 52.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.54, 28.19, -15.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.54, 32.38, 330.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.502, 31.038, 47.187)`
Decimal	`12355252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC86B4, 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 #BC86B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC86B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #BC86B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc86b4; }
.text { color: #bc86b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc86b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 134 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc86b4, #bc8699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC86B4?: #BC86B4 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC86B4?: The RGB value is 188, 134, 180: 188 red, 134 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC86B4?: The complementary color is #86BC8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC86B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.