What color is #BC8AC6?

#BC8AC6 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 #BC8AC6?

The RGB value is 188, 138, 198: 188 red, 138 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC8AC6?

The complementary color is #94C68A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC8AC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC8AC6 color

#BC8AC6 rgb(188, 138, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC8AC6 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.1% green and 77.6% blue (188, 138, 198).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 34% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#BC8AC6 color codes

HEX	`#BC8AC6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 138, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 54.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 34%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 30%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.12, 29.42, -23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.12, 37.77, 321.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.019, 32.947, 57.666)`
Decimal	`12356294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC8AC6, 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 #BC8AC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC8AC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	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 #BC8AC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc8ac6; }
.text { color: #bc8ac6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8ac6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 138 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc8ac6, #c68ab2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BC8AC6?: #BC8AC6 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 #BC8AC6?: The RGB value is 188, 138, 198: 188 red, 138 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC8AC6?: The complementary color is #94C68A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC8AC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.