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#BC84CB closest to Violaceous

#BC84CB is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 51.8% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(188, 132, 203)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 41% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BC84CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.30:1.

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Variations of #BC84CB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC84CB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC84CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC84CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #889AC9
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B94CE
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9091CC
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #889AC9
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A93CA
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD8C9E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD87B8
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A294A7

#BC84CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#BC84CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.30:1 Very good#BC84CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC84CB in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BC84CB; }
.background { background-color: #BC84CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC84CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 132 203);
color: hsl(287 41% 66%);
color: oklch(0.694 0.118 319.0);

#BC84CB FAQ

What color is #BC84CB?

#BC84CB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BC84CB?

#BC84CB is rgb(188, 132, 203) in RGB, hsl(287, 41%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC84CB?

The complementary color of #BC84CB is #93CB84, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC84CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC84CB: 7.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC84CB a warm or cool color?

#BC84CB is a cool color.