What color is #BC8EBE?

#BC8EBE 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 #BC8EBE?

The RGB value is 188, 142, 190: 188 red, 142 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC8EBE?

The complementary color is #90BE8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC8EBE?

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.

#BC8EBE color

#BC8EBE rgb(188, 142, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC8EBE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 55.7% green and 74.5% blue (188, 142, 190).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 27% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Violaceous (#BF8FC4), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BC8EBE color codes

HEX	`#BC8EBE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 142, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 55.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 27%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 25%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 25%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, 25.63, -18.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 31.43, 324.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.705, 33.756, 53.129)`
Decimal	`12357310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC8EBE, 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 #BC8EBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC8EBE 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 #BC8EBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc8ebe; }
.text { color: #bc8ebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc8ebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 142 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc8ebe, #be8ea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC8EBE?: #BC8EBE 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 #BC8EBE?: The RGB value is 188, 142, 190: 188 red, 142 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC8EBE?: The complementary color is #90BE8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC8EBE?: 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.