What color is #BC94BD?

#BC94BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC94BD?

The RGB value is 188, 148, 189: 188 red, 148 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC94BD?

The complementary color is #95BD94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC94BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC94BD color

#BC94BD rgb(188, 148, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC94BD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 58% green and 74.1% blue (188, 148, 189).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is La la Love (#BF90BB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#BC94BD color codes

HEX	`#BC94BD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 148, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 58%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 22%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, 22.1, -15.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 27, 324.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.513, 35.546, 52.861)`
Decimal	`12358845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC94BD, 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 #BC94BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC94BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #BC94BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc94bd; }
.text { color: #bc94bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc94bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 148 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc94bd, #bd94aa); }

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Questions

What color is #BC94BD?: #BC94BD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color La la Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC94BD?: The RGB value is 188, 148, 189: 188 red, 148 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC94BD?: The complementary color is #95BD94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC94BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.