What color is #BCA3BE?

#BCA3BE 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 #BCA3BE?

The RGB value is 188, 163, 190: 188 red, 163 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA3BE?

The complementary color is #A5BEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA3BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA3BE color

#BCA3BE rgb(188, 163, 190)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA3BE is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 63.9% green and 74.5% blue (188, 163, 190).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#BCA3BE color codes

HEX	`#BCA3BE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 163, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 63.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 14%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.9, 13.97, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.9, 17.46, 323.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.129, 40.604, 54.271)`
Decimal	`12362686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA3BE, 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 #BCA3BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA3BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #BCA3BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca3be; }
.text { color: #bca3be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca3be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 163 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca3be, #bea3b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA3BE?: #BCA3BE 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 #BCA3BE?: The RGB value is 188, 163, 190: 188 red, 163 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA3BE?: The complementary color is #A5BEA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA3BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.