What color is #BC99BC?

#BC99BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC99BC?

The RGB value is 188, 153, 188: 188 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC99BC?

The complementary color is #99BC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC99BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC99BC color

#BC99BC rgb(188, 153, 188)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC99BC is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 60% green and 73.7% blue (188, 153, 188).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#BC99BC color codes

HEX	`#BC99BC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 153, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 60%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.36, 19.13, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.36, 23.23, 325.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.206, 37.106, 52.559)`
Decimal	`12360124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC99BC, 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 #BC99BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC99BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #BC99BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc99bc; }
.text { color: #bc99bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc99bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 153 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc99bc, #bc99ab); }

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Questions

What color is #BC99BC?: #BC99BC is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC99BC?: The RGB value is 188, 153, 188: 188 red, 153 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC99BC?: The complementary color is #99BC99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC99BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.