What color is #BCB4D2?

#BCB4D2 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 #BCB4D2?

The RGB value is 188, 180, 210: 188 red, 180 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB4D2?

The complementary color is #CAD2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB4D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB4D2 color

#BCB4D2 rgb(188, 180, 210)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BCB4D2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 70.6% green and 82.4% blue (188, 180, 210).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#BCB4D2 color codes

HEX	`#BCB4D2`
RGB	`rgb(188, 180, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 70.6%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 14%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, 8.62, -14.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 16.52, 301.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.691, 47.987, 67.657)`
Decimal	`12367058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB4D2, 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 #BCB4D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB4D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #BCB4D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb4d2; }
.text { color: #bcb4d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb4d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 180 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb4d2, #cbb4d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BCB4D2?: #BCB4D2 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 #BCB4D2?: The RGB value is 188, 180, 210: 188 red, 180 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB4D2?: The complementary color is #CAD2B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB4D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.