What color is #BCAECE?

#BCAECE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAECE?

The RGB value is 188, 174, 206: 188 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAECE?

The complementary color is #C0CEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAECE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAECE color

#BCAECE rgb(188, 174, 206)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 80.8% blue (188, 174, 206).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#BCAECE color codes

HEX	`#BCAECE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 174, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, 11.08, -14.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 18.16, 307.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.014, 45.42, 64.671)`
Decimal	`12365518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAECE, 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 #BCAECE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAECE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #BCAECE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaece; }
.text { color: #bcaece; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaece; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 174 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaece, #ccaece); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCAECE?: #BCAECE is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAECE?: The RGB value is 188, 174, 206: 188 red, 174 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAECE?: The complementary color is #C0CEAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAECE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.