What color is #BCA9CA?

#BCA9CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCA9CA?

The RGB value is 188, 169, 202: 188 red, 169 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCA9CA?

The complementary color is #B7CAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCA9CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCA9CA color

#BCA9CA rgb(188, 169, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCA9CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 66.3% green and 79.2% blue (188, 169, 202).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#BCA9CA color codes

HEX	`#BCA9CA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 169, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 66.3%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.78, 13.02, -14.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.78, 19.32, 312.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.586, 43.332, 61.828)`
Decimal	`12364234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCA9CA, 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 #BCA9CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCA9CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #BCA9CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bca9ca; }
.text { color: #bca9ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bca9ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 169 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bca9ca, #caa9c8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BCA9CA?: #BCA9CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCA9CA?: The RGB value is 188, 169, 202: 188 red, 169 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCA9CA?: The complementary color is #B7CAA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCA9CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.