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#BC8AAA closest to Mauve Magic

#BC8AAA is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Mauve Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.1% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(188, 138, 170)). Its HSL value is 322° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. #BC8AAA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.35:1.

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Variations of #BC8AAA

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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#BC8AAA 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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#BC8AAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8AAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #989CA9
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C94AB
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B92AA
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #989CA9
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A396A9
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C28B95
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF8AA1
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3959D

#BC8AAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.86:1 Very poor#BC8AAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.35:1 Very good#BC8AAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8AAA in CSS

/* Mauve Magic */
.color { color: #BC8AAA; }
.background { background-color: #BC8AAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8AAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 138 170);
color: hsl(322 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.692 0.074 340.6);

#BC8AAA FAQ

What color is #BC8AAA?

#BC8AAA is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC8AAA?

#BC8AAA is rgb(188, 138, 170) in RGB, hsl(322, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 10%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8AAA?

The complementary color of #BC8AAA is #8ABC9C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8AAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8AAA: 7.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8AAA a warm or cool color?

#BC8AAA is a warm color.