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#BC8BBD closest to Violaceous

#BC8BBD is a light, moderately saturated pink; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 54.5% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(188, 139, 189)). Its HSL value is 299° hue, 27% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #BC8BBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.57:1.

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Variations of #BC8BBD

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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#BC8BBD 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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#BC8BBD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC8BBD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #939DBB
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8797BF
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9895BE
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #939DBB
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A098BC
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BF8F9D
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BE8DAF
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A497A4

#BC8BBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.78:1 Very poor#BC8BBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.57:1 Very good#BC8BBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC8BBD in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BC8BBD; }
.background { background-color: #BC8BBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC8BBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 139 189);
color: hsl(299 27% 64%);
color: oklch(0.701 0.090 325.8);

#BC8BBD FAQ

What color is #BC8BBD?

#BC8BBD 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 #BC8BBD?

#BC8BBD is rgb(188, 139, 189) in RGB, hsl(299, 27%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 26%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC8BBD?

The complementary color of #BC8BBD is #8CBD8B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC8BBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC8BBD: 7.57:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC8BBD a warm or cool color?

#BC8BBD is a cool color.