What color is #BCAFD4?

#BCAFD4 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 #BCAFD4?

The RGB value is 188, 175, 212: 188 red, 175 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAFD4?

The complementary color is #C7D4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAFD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAFD4 color

#BCAFD4 rgb(188, 175, 212)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCAFD4 is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.6% green and 83.1% blue (188, 175, 212).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#BCAFD4 color codes

HEX	`#BCAFD4`
RGB	`rgb(188, 175, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 17%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.61, 11.77, -16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.61, 20.67, 304.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.95, 46.105, 68.648)`
Decimal	`12365780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAFD4, 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 #BCAFD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAFD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #BCAFD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcafd4; }
.text { color: #bcafd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcafd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 175 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcafd4, #cfafd4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCAFD4?: #BCAFD4 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 #BCAFD4?: The RGB value is 188, 175, 212: 188 red, 175 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAFD4?: The complementary color is #C7D4AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAFD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.