What color is #BCAFF1?

#BCAFF1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCAFF1?

The RGB value is 188, 175, 241: 188 red, 175 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCAFF1?

The complementary color is #E4F1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCAFF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCAFF1 color

#BCAFF1 rgb(188, 175, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCAFF1 is a light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.6% green and 94.5% blue (188, 175, 241).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 70% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Violet Heaven (#CDB7FA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#BCAFF1 color codes

HEX	`#BCAFF1`
RGB	`rgb(188, 175, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 68.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 70%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 27%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 27%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, 18.11, -31.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 36.08, 300.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.943, 47.702, 89.673)`
Decimal	`12365809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCAFF1, 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 #BCAFF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCAFF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #BCAFF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcaff1; }
.text { color: #bcaff1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcaff1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 175 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcaff1, #ddaff1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #BCAFF1?: #BCAFF1 is a light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Violet Heaven. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCAFF1?: The RGB value is 188, 175, 241: 188 red, 175 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCAFF1?: The complementary color is #E4F1AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCAFF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.