What color is #BC94B3?

#BC94B3 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 #BC94B3?

The RGB value is 188, 148, 179: 188 red, 148 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC94B3?

The complementary color is #94BC9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC94B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC94B3 color

#BC94B3 rgb(188, 148, 179)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC94B3 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 58% green and 70.2% blue (188, 148, 179).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#BC94B3 color codes

HEX	`#BC94B3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 148, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 58%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.85, 20.23, -10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.85, 22.74, 332.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.465, 35.127, 47.34)`
Decimal	`12358835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC94B3, 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 #BC94B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC94B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #BC94B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc94b3; }
.text { color: #bc94b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc94b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 148 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc94b3, #bc949f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC94B3?: #BC94B3 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 #BC94B3?: The RGB value is 188, 148, 179: 188 red, 148 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC94B3?: The complementary color is #94BC9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC94B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.