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#BC97CC closest to Turnip Crown

#BC97CC is a light, moderately saturated purple; the closest named color is Turnip Crown. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 59.2% green and 80.0% blue (rgb(188, 151, 204)). Its HSL value is 282° hue, 34% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BC97CC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.44:1.

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Variations of #BC97CC

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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#BC97CC 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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#BC97CC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC97CC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #98A5CA
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #90A2CE
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DA0CD
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #98A5CA
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4A1CB
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BB9DAA
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD9ABD
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A4A4A4
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAA1AF

#BC97CC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.49:1 Very poor#BC97CC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.44:1 Very good#BC97CC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC97CC in CSS

/* Turnip Crown */
.color { color: #BC97CC; }
.background { background-color: #BC97CC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC97CC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 151 204);
color: hsl(282 34% 70%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.085 315.5);

#BC97CC FAQ

What color is #BC97CC?

#BC97CC is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Turnip Crown. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BC97CC?

#BC97CC is rgb(188, 151, 204) in RGB, hsl(282, 34%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC97CC?

The complementary color of #BC97CC is #A7CC97, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC97CC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC97CC: 8.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC97CC a warm or cool color?

#BC97CC is a cool color.