What color is #BCA4FF?

#BCA4FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA4FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #BCA4FF?

The complementary color is #E7FFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA4FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA4FF color

#BCA4FF rgb(188, 164, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA4FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 64.3% green and 100% blue (188, 164, 255).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 100% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Diva (#C9A0FF), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#BCA4FF color codes

HEX	`#BCA4FF`
RGB	`rgb(188, 164, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 64.3%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 100%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 36%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 36%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.54, 27.48, -42.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.54, 50.22, 303.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.06, 44.462, 100.428)`
Decimal	`12363007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA4FF, 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 #BCA4FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA4FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	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 #BCA4FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca4ff; }
.text { color: #bca4ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca4ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 164 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca4ff, #eaa4ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mauve.

Questions

What color is #BCA4FF?: #BCA4FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Diva. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA4FF?: The RGB value is 188, 164, 255: 188 red, 164 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA4FF?: The complementary color is #E7FFA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA4FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.