What color is #BCABCE?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCABCE?

The RGB value is 188, 171, 206: 188 red, 171 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCABCE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BCABCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCABCE color

#BCABCE rgb(188, 171, 206)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.1% green and 80.8% blue (188, 171, 206).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 26% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Vintage Bloom (#C0B0D0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#BCABCE color codes

HEX	`#BCABCE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 171, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.1%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 26%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 17%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.41, 12.73, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.41, 20.07, 309.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.441, 44.274, 64.48)`
Decimal	`12364750`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCABCE, 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 #BCABCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCABCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #BCABCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcabce; }
.text { color: #bcabce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcabce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 171 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcabce, #ceabce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCABCE?: #BCABCE is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Vintage Bloom. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCABCE?: The RGB value is 188, 171, 206: 188 red, 171 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCABCE?: The complementary color is #BDCEAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCABCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.