What color is #BCA4B5?

#BCA4B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA4B5?

The RGB value is 188, 164, 181: 188 red, 164 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA4B5?

The complementary color is #A4BCAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA4B5?

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.

#BCA4B5 color

#BCA4B5 rgb(188, 164, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCA4B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.3% green and 71% blue (188, 164, 181).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BCA4B5 color codes

HEX	`#BCA4B5`
RGB	`rgb(188, 164, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, 11.73, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 12.96, 334.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.354, 40.579, 49.308)`
Decimal	`12362933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA4B5, 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 #BCA4B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA4B5 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 #BCA4B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca4b5; }
.text { color: #bca4b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca4b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 164 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca4b5, #bca4a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA4B5?: #BCA4B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA4B5?: The RGB value is 188, 164, 181: 188 red, 164 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA4B5?: The complementary color is #A4BCAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA4B5?: 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.