What color is #BC9EBA?

#BC9EBA 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 #BC9EBA?

The RGB value is 188, 158, 186: 188 red, 158 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC9EBA?

The complementary color is #9EBCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC9EBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC9EBA color

#BC9EBA rgb(188, 158, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BC9EBA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 62% green and 72.9% blue (188, 158, 186).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#BC9EBA color codes

HEX	`#BC9EBA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 158, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 62%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, 15.98, -10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 19.01, 327.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.828, 38.691, 51.71)`
Decimal	`12361402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC9EBA, 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 #BC9EBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BC9EBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #BC9EBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc9eba; }
.text { color: #bc9eba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc9eba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 158 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc9eba, #bc9eab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BC9EBA?: #BC9EBA 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 #BC9EBA?: The RGB value is 188, 158, 186: 188 red, 158 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC9EBA?: The complementary color is #9EBCA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC9EBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.