What color is #BCB3DD?

#BCB3DD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB3DD?

The RGB value is 188, 179, 221: 188 red, 179 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB3DD?

The complementary color is #D4DDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB3DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB3DD color

#BCB3DD rgb(188, 179, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #BCB3DD is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.2% green and 86.7% blue (188, 179, 221).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 38% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Moonraker (#C0B2D7), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#BCB3DD color codes

HEX	`#BCB3DD`
RGB	`rgb(188, 179, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.2%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 38%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.92, 11.48, -19.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.92, 22.99, 299.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.908, 48.152, 75.058)`
Decimal	`12366813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB3DD, 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 #BCB3DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB3DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	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 #BCB3DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb3dd; }
.text { color: #bcb3dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb3dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 179 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb3dd, #d1b3dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCB3DD?: #BCB3DD is a light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Moonraker. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB3DD?: The RGB value is 188, 179, 221: 188 red, 179 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB3DD?: The complementary color is #D4DDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB3DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.