What color is #BC9EB8?

#BC9EB8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC9EB8?

The RGB value is 188, 158, 184: 188 red, 158 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9EB8?

The complementary color is #9EBCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9EB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9EB8 color

#BC9EB8 rgb(188, 158, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC9EB8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62% green and 72.2% blue (188, 158, 184).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#BC9EB8 color codes

HEX	`#BC9EB8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 158, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 62%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.47, 15.6, -9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.47, 18.15, 329.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.617, 38.607, 50.598)`
Decimal	`12361400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9EB8, 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 #BC9EB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9EB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	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 #BC9EB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9eb8; }
.text { color: #bc9eb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9eb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 158 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9eb8, #bc9ea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC9EB8?: #BC9EB8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Novel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC9EB8?: The RGB value is 188, 158, 184: 188 red, 158 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9EB8?: The complementary color is #9EBCA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9EB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.