What color is #BC86C0?

#BC86C0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC86C0?

The RGB value is 188, 134, 192: 188 red, 134 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC86C0?

The complementary color is #8AC086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC86C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC86C0 color

#BC86C0 rgb(188, 134, 192)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC86C0 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.5% green and 75.3% blue (188, 134, 192).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#BC86C0 color codes

HEX	`#BC86C0`
RGB	`rgb(188, 134, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 52.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 30%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, 30.46, -22.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 37.61, 324.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.778, 31.549, 53.906)`
Decimal	`12355264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC86C0, 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 #BC86C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC86C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #BC86C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc86c0; }
.text { color: #bc86c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc86c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 134 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc86c0, #c086a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BC86C0?: #BC86C0 is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Violaceous. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC86C0?: The RGB value is 188, 134, 192: 188 red, 134 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC86C0?: The complementary color is #8AC086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC86C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.