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#BC91CB closest to Violaceous

#BC91CB 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 79.6% blue (rgb(188, 145, 203)). Its HSL value is 284° hue, 36% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BC91CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.05:1.

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Variations of #BC91CB

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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#BC91CB 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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#BC91CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC91CB 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 #93A2C9
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A9DCD
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #999BCC
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #93A2C9
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A19CCA
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC98A6
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD94BB
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89DAC

#BC91CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#BC91CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.05:1 Very good#BC91CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC91CB in CSS

/* Violaceous */
.color { color: #BC91CB; }
.background { background-color: #BC91CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC91CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 145 203);
color: hsl(284 36% 68%);
color: oklch(0.717 0.095 317.2);

#BC91CB FAQ

What color is #BC91CB?

#BC91CB 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 #BC91CB?

#BC91CB is rgb(188, 145, 203) in RGB, hsl(284, 36%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 29%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC91CB?

The complementary color of #BC91CB is #A0CB91, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC91CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC91CB: 8.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC91CB a warm or cool color?

#BC91CB is a cool color.