What color is #BCB1CA?

#BCB1CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB1CA?

The RGB value is 188, 177, 202: 188 red, 177 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB1CA?

The complementary color is #BFCAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB1CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB1CA color

#BCB1CA rgb(188, 177, 202)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCB1CA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.4% green and 79.2% blue (188, 177, 202).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Fog Syringa (#C4BAD2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#BCB1CA color codes

HEX	`#BCB1CA`
RGB	`rgb(188, 177, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 69.4%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 12%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.8, 8.64, -11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.8, 14.17, 307.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.12, 46.4, 62.339)`
Decimal	`12366282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB1CA, 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 #BCB1CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB1CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #BCB1CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb1ca; }
.text { color: #bcb1ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb1ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 177 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb1ca, #c9b1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCB1CA?: #BCB1CA is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fog Syringa. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB1CA?: The RGB value is 188, 177, 202: 188 red, 177 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB1CA?: The complementary color is #BFCAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB1CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.