What color is #BCABCA?

#BCABCA 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 #BCABCA?

The RGB value is 188, 171, 202: 188 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCABCA?

The complementary color is #B9CAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCABCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCABCA color

#BCABCA rgb(188, 171, 202)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.1% green and 79.2% blue (188, 171, 202).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#BCABCA color codes

HEX	`#BCABCA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 171, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.1%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 15%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.28, 11.92, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.28, 18.02, 311.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.961, 44.082, 61.953)`
Decimal	`12364746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCABCA, 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 #BCABCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCABCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #BCABCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcabca; }
.text { color: #bcabca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcabca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 171 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcabca, #caabc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCABCA?: #BCABCA 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 #BCABCA?: The RGB value is 188, 171, 202: 188 red, 171 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCABCA?: The complementary color is #B9CAAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCABCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.