What color is #BCA6D8?

#BCA6D8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA6D8?

The RGB value is 188, 166, 216: 188 red, 166 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA6D8?

The complementary color is #C2D8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA6D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA6D8 color

#BCA6D8 rgb(188, 166, 216)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA6D8 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.1% green and 84.7% blue (188, 166, 216).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 39% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lavender (#BFA3D9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#BCA6D8 color codes

HEX	`#BCA6D8`
RGB	`rgb(188, 166, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 39%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 23%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 23%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.5, 17.57, -22.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.5, 28.46, 308.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.768, 42.922, 70.773)`
Decimal	`12363480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA6D8, 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 #BCA6D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA6D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #BCA6D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca6d8; }
.text { color: #bca6d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca6d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 166 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca6d8, #d5a6d8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCA6D8?: #BCA6D8 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA6D8?: The RGB value is 188, 166, 216: 188 red, 166 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA6D8?: The complementary color is #C2D8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA6D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.