What color is #BCA6C7?

#BCA6C7 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 #BCA6C7?

The RGB value is 188, 166, 199: 188 red, 166 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA6C7?

The complementary color is #B1C7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA6C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA6C7 color

#BCA6C7 rgb(188, 166, 199)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA6C7 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.1% green and 78% blue (188, 166, 199).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 23% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Novel Lilac (#C2A4C2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#BCA6C7 color codes

HEX	`#BCA6C7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 166, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 23%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 17%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 17%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.93, 14.07, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.93, 19.78, 315.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.682, 42.088, 59.792)`
Decimal	`12363463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA6C7, 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 #BCA6C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA6C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #BCA6C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca6c7; }
.text { color: #bca6c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca6c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 166 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca6c7, #c7a6c1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BCA6C7?: #BCA6C7 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 #BCA6C7?: The RGB value is 188, 166, 199: 188 red, 166 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA6C7?: The complementary color is #B1C7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA6C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.