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#BC91C8 closest to Violaceous

#BC91C8 is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Violaceous. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 56.9% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(188, 145, 200)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 33% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #BC91C8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.02:1.

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Variations of #BC91C8

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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#BC91C8 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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#BC91C8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC91C8 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 #94A1C6
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B9DCA
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9BC9
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #94A1C6
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A19CC7
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD97A4
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD93B9
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89CAB

#BC91C8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.62:1 Very poor#BC91C8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.02:1 Very good#BC91C8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC91C8 in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BC91C8; }
.background { background-color: #BC91C8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC91C8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 145 200);
color: hsl(287 33% 68%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.091 318.8);

#BC91C8 FAQ

What color is #BC91C8?

#BC91C8 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 #BC91C8?

#BC91C8 is rgb(188, 145, 200) in RGB, hsl(287, 33%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 28%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC91C8?

The complementary color of #BC91C8 is #9DC891, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC91C8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC91C8: 8.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC91C8 a warm or cool color?

#BC91C8 is a cool color.