What color is #BC90BE?

#BC90BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC90BE?

The RGB value is 188, 144, 190: 188 red, 144 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC90BE?

The complementary color is #92BE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC90BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC90BE color

#BC90BE rgb(188, 144, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC90BE is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 56.5% green and 74.5% blue (188, 144, 190).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#BC90BE color codes

HEX	`#BC90BE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 144, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 56.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 26%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 24%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.24, 24.52, -17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.24, 30.11, 324.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.006, 34.357, 53.229)`
Decimal	`12357822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC90BE, 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 #BC90BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC90BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	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 #BC90BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc90be; }
.text { color: #bc90be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc90be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 144 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc90be, #be90a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BC90BE?: #BC90BE is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC90BE?: The RGB value is 188, 144, 190: 188 red, 144 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC90BE?: The complementary color is #92BE90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC90BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.