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#BC8AAF closest to Mauve Magic

#BC8AAF is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Mauve Magic. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.1% green and 68.6% blue (rgb(188, 138, 175)). Its HSL value is 316° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. #BC8AAF is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.39:1.

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Variations of #BC8AAF

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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#BC8AAF 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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#BC8AAF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8AAF 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 #969CAD
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B95B0
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A93B0
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #969CAD
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A296AE
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C18C97
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF8BA4
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3969F

#BC8AAF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#BC8AAF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.39:1 Very good#BC8AAF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8AAF in CSS

/* Mauve Magic */
.color { color: #BC8AAF; }
.background { background-color: #BC8AAF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8AAF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 138 175);
color: hsl(316 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.694 0.079 336.1);

#BC8AAF FAQ

What color is #BC8AAF?

#BC8AAF is a light, moderately saturated 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 #BC8AAF?

#BC8AAF is rgb(188, 138, 175) in RGB, hsl(316, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 27%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8AAF?

The complementary color of #BC8AAF is #8ABC97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8AAF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8AAF: 7.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8AAF a warm or cool color?

#BC8AAF is a warm color.