#BC85BD closest to Violaceous
#BC85BD is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 52.2% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(188, 133, 189)). Its HSL value is 299° hue, 30% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #BC85BD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.23:1.
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Variations of #BC85BD
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#BC85BD color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#BC85BD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #BC85BD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8E9ABB
- Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8193BF
- Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9490BE
- Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8E9ABB
- Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9D93BC
- Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BF8A99
- Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE87AE
- Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
- Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A293A2
#BC85BD contrast checker
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Colors similar to #BC85BD
Palettes with #BC85BD
- 00435D874B00BB87C1ACE6C2Maniac Mansion to Glaucous Green
- BA84B77558C2FFBAC91F0F1F472569Romanov Mauve to Fading Horizon
- 003A3B846100EAC26DB988BBRich Black to Violaceous
- 1434204B4A867E6823C584BDA4BEFFFFE9F5Pitch-Black Forests to Fairy Dust
- 0036466A362C647C430097B7BA87C8ABCD76Nordic Noir to Fiddle-Leaf Fig
- 2635113D3F64506BA9C481B6A7C379FFE0F8Darkest Forest to Bunny Tail
#BC85BD in CSS
/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BC85BD; }
.background { background-color: #BC85BD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC85BD; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 133 189);
color: hsl(299 30% 63%);
color: oklch(0.690 0.101 326.0);#BC85BD FAQ
What color is #BC85BD?
#BC85BD is a light, moderately saturated pink. Its closest named color is Violaceous. It belongs to the pink color family and is a cool color.
What is the RGB value of #BC85BD?
#BC85BD is rgb(188, 133, 189) in RGB, hsl(299, 30%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 30%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #BC85BD?
The complementary color of #BC85BD is #86BD85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #BC85BD?
Black text has the best contrast on #BC85BD: 7.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #BC85BD a warm or cool color?
#BC85BD is a cool color.