What color is #BCB8CC?

#BCB8CC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCB8CC?

The RGB value is 188, 184, 204: 188 red, 184 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCB8CC?

The complementary color is #C8CCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCB8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCB8CC color

#BCB8CC rgb(188, 184, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCB8CC is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.2% green and 80% blue (188, 184, 204).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#BCB8CC color codes

HEX	`#BCB8CC`
RGB	`rgb(188, 184, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.2%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.66, 5.23, -9.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.66, 10.9, 298.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.777, 49.332, 64.067)`
Decimal	`12368076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCB8CC, 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 #BCB8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCB8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #BCB8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcb8cc; }
.text { color: #bcb8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcb8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 184 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcb8cc, #c6b8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BCB8CC?: #BCB8CC is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCB8CC?: The RGB value is 188, 184, 204: 188 red, 184 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCB8CC?: The complementary color is #C8CCB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCB8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.