What color is #BCA2C5?

#BCA2C5 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 #BCA2C5?

The RGB value is 188, 162, 197: 188 red, 162 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA2C5?

The complementary color is #ABC5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA2C5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA2C5 color

#BCA2C5 rgb(188, 162, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA2C5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.5% green and 77.3% blue (188, 162, 197).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 23% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% 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 9.11:1).

#BCA2C5 color codes

HEX	`#BCA2C5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 162, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.5%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 23%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.87, 15.89, -14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.87, 21.44, 317.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.736, 40.564, 58.338)`
Decimal	`12362437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA2C5, 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 #BCA2C5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA2C5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	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 #BCA2C5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca2c5; }
.text { color: #bca2c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca2c5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 162 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca2c5, #c5a2bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA2C5?: #BCA2C5 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 #BCA2C5?: The RGB value is 188, 162, 197: 188 red, 162 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA2C5?: The complementary color is #ABC5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA2C5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.