What color is #BC87C2?

#BC87C2 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 #BC87C2?

The RGB value is 188, 135, 194: 188 red, 135 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC87C2?

The complementary color is #8DC287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC87C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC87C2 color

#BC87C2 rgb(188, 135, 194)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC87C2 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.9% green and 76.1% blue (188, 135, 194).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#BC87C2 color codes

HEX	`#BC87C2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 135, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 52.9%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 30%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.27, 30.29, -22.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.27, 37.87, 323.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.14, 31.916, 55.127)`
Decimal	`12355522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC87C2, 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 #BC87C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC87C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #BC87C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc87c2; }
.text { color: #bc87c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc87c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 135 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc87c2, #c287ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BC87C2?: #BC87C2 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 #BC87C2?: The RGB value is 188, 135, 194: 188 red, 135 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC87C2?: The complementary color is #8DC287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC87C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.