What color is #BCA4B7?

#BCA4B7 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 #BCA4B7?

The RGB value is 188, 164, 183: 188 red, 164 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA4B7?

The complementary color is #A4BCA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA4B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA4B7 color

#BCA4B7 rgb(188, 164, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA4B7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.3% green and 71.8% blue (188, 164, 183).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 15% 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 9.13:1).

#BCA4B7 color codes

HEX	`#BCA4B7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 164, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.3%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 13%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.94, 12.1, -6.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.94, 13.75, 331.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.561, 40.662, 50.397)`
Decimal	`12362935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA4B7, 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 #BCA4B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA4B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #BCA4B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca4b7; }
.text { color: #bca4b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca4b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 164 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca4b7, #bca4ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCA4B7?: #BCA4B7 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 #BCA4B7?: The RGB value is 188, 164, 183: 188 red, 164 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA4B7?: The complementary color is #A4BCA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA4B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.