What color is #BC92B5?

#BC92B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC92B5?

The RGB value is 188, 146, 181: 188 red, 146 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC92B5?

The complementary color is #92BC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC92B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC92B5 color

#BC92B5 rgb(188, 146, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC92B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 57.3% green and 71% blue (188, 146, 181).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#BC92B5 color codes

HEX	`#BC92B5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 146, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 57.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.43, 21.71, -12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.43, 24.88, 330.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.358, 34.586, 48.31)`
Decimal	`12358325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC92B5, 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 #BC92B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC92B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #BC92B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc92b5; }
.text { color: #bc92b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc92b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 146 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc92b5, #bc92a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC92B5?: #BC92B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC92B5?: The RGB value is 188, 146, 181: 188 red, 146 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC92B5?: The complementary color is #92BC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC92B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.