What color is #BCAEC6?

#BCAEC6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAEC6?

The RGB value is 188, 174, 198: 188 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEC6?

The complementary color is #B8C6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAEC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAEC6 color

#BCAEC6 rgb(188, 174, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCAEC6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 77.6% blue (188, 174, 198).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#BCAEC6 color codes

HEX	`#BCAEC6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 174, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.2%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.92, 9.48, -10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.92, 14.05, 312.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.066, 45.041, 59.682)`
Decimal	`12365510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAEC6, 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 #BCAEC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAEC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #BCAEC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaec6; }
.text { color: #bcaec6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaec6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 174 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaec6, #c6aec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCAEC6?: #BCAEC6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAEC6?: The RGB value is 188, 174, 198: 188 red, 174 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAEC6?: The complementary color is #B8C6AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAEC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.