What color is #BCAFC6?

#BCAFC6 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 #BCAFC6?

The RGB value is 188, 175, 198: 188 red, 175 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAFC6?

The complementary color is #B9C6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAFC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAFC6 color

#BCAFC6 rgb(188, 175, 198)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCAFC6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.6% green and 77.6% blue (188, 175, 198).

Its hue angle is 274°, 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 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BCAFC6 color codes

HEX	`#BCAFC6`
RGB	`rgb(188, 175, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.6%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, 8.93, -9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 13.4, 311.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.26, 45.429, 59.747)`
Decimal	`12365766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAFC6, 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 #BCAFC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAFC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BCAFC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcafc6; }
.text { color: #bcafc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcafc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 175 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcafc6, #c6afc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCAFC6?: #BCAFC6 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 #BCAFC6?: The RGB value is 188, 175, 198: 188 red, 175 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAFC6?: The complementary color is #B9C6AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAFC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.