What color is #BCA6E7?

#BCA6E7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA6E7?

The RGB value is 188, 166, 231: 188 red, 166 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA6E7?

The complementary color is #D1E7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA6E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA6E7 color

#BCA6E7 rgb(188, 166, 231)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA6E7 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 65.1% green and 90.6% blue (188, 166, 231).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 58% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Violet Velvet (#B19CD9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#BCA6E7 color codes

HEX	`#BCA6E7`
RGB	`rgb(188, 166, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 65.1%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 58%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 28%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.05, 20.84, -29.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.05, 36.32, 305.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.796, 43.733, 81.456)`
Decimal	`12363495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA6E7, 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 #BCA6E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA6E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #BCA6E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca6e7; }
.text { color: #bca6e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca6e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 166 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca6e7, #dda6e7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BCA6E7?: #BCA6E7 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA6E7?: The RGB value is 188, 166, 231: 188 red, 166 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA6E7?: The complementary color is #D1E7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA6E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.