What color is #BCADD3?

#BCADD3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCADD3?

The RGB value is 188, 173, 211: 188 red, 173 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCADD3?

The complementary color is #C4D3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCADD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCADD3 color

#BCADD3 rgb(188, 173, 211)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCADD3 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.8% green and 82.7% blue (188, 173, 211).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 30% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#BCADD3 color codes

HEX	`#BCADD3`
RGB	`rgb(188, 173, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 67.8%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 30%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 18%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 18%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.08, 12.66, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.08, 21.4, 306.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.438, 45.282, 67.856)`
Decimal	`12365267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCADD3, 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 #BCADD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCADD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #BCADD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcadd3; }
.text { color: #bcadd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcadd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 173 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcadd3, #cfadd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCADD3?: #BCADD3 is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCADD3?: The RGB value is 188, 173, 211: 188 red, 173 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCADD3?: The complementary color is #C4D3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCADD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.