What color is #BCB0CA?

#BCB0CA 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 #BCB0CA?

The RGB value is 188, 176, 202: 188 red, 176 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB0CA?

The complementary color is #BECAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB0CA color

#BCB0CA rgb(188, 176, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCB0CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69% green and 79.2% blue (188, 176, 202).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 20% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#BCB0CA color codes

HEX	`#BCB0CA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 176, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 20%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 13%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.55, 9.18, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.55, 14.81, 308.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.923, 46.006, 62.274)`
Decimal	`12366026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB0CA, 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 #BCB0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #BCB0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb0ca; }
.text { color: #bcb0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 176 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb0ca, #c9b0ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCB0CA?: #BCB0CA 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 #BCB0CA?: The RGB value is 188, 176, 202: 188 red, 176 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB0CA?: The complementary color is #BECAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.