What color is #BC87C7?

#BC87C7 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 #BC87C7?

The RGB value is 188, 135, 199: 188 red, 135 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC87C7?

The complementary color is #92C787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC87C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC87C7 color

#BC87C7 rgb(188, 135, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC87C7 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.9% green and 78% blue (188, 135, 199).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#BC87C7 color codes

HEX	`#BC87C7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 135, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 52.9%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 32%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 31.28, -25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 40.2, 321.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.711, 32.144, 58.134)`
Decimal	`12355527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC87C7, 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 #BC87C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC87C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #BC87C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc87c7; }
.text { color: #bc87c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc87c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 135 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc87c7, #c787b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BC87C7?: #BC87C7 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 #BC87C7?: The RGB value is 188, 135, 199: 188 red, 135 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC87C7?: The complementary color is #92C787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC87C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.