What color is #BC8DC4?

#BC8DC4 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 #BC8DC4?

The RGB value is 188, 141, 196: 188 red, 141 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC8DC4?

The complementary color is #95C48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC8DC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC8DC4 color

#BC8DC4 rgb(188, 141, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC8DC4 is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 55.3% green and 76.9% blue (188, 141, 196).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 32% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#BC8DC4 color codes

HEX	`#BC8DC4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 141, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 55.3%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 32%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 28%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 28%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.75, 27.36, -21.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.75, 34.86, 321.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.226, 33.728, 56.605)`
Decimal	`12357060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC8DC4, 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 #BC8DC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC8DC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #BC8DC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc8dc4; }
.text { color: #bc8dc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8dc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 141 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc8dc4, #c48db1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

Questions

What color is #BC8DC4?: #BC8DC4 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 #BC8DC4?: The RGB value is 188, 141, 196: 188 red, 141 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC8DC4?: The complementary color is #95C48D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC8DC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.