What color is #BCA3B6?

#BCA3B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA3B6?

The RGB value is 188, 163, 182: 188 red, 163 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA3B6?

The complementary color is #A3BCA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA3B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA3B6 color

#BCA3B6 rgb(188, 163, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA3B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.9% green and 71.4% blue (188, 163, 182).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#BCA3B6 color codes

HEX	`#BCA3B6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 163, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.9%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.66, 12.47, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.66, 14.01, 332.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.279, 40.264, 49.791)`
Decimal	`12362678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA3B6, 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 #BCA3B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA3B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	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 #BCA3B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca3b6; }
.text { color: #bca3b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca3b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 163 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca3b6, #bca3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA3B6?: #BCA3B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA3B6?: The RGB value is 188, 163, 182: 188 red, 163 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA3B6?: The complementary color is #A3BCA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA3B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.