Information about #BC87C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC87C9 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 135, 201) — 73.7% red, 52.9% green, 78.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 26 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned purple-pink magenta, #BC87C9 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Purple Dragon (#C38EC7). Slightly further away sit Pale Purple (#B790D4) and African Violet (#B284BE).

The recipe behind #BC87C9 is rgb(188, 135, 201), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC87C9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC87C9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC87C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC87C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC87C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC87C9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BC87C9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BC87C9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Dragon color link
Purple Dragon

#C38EC7

Pale Purple color link
Pale Purple

#B790D4

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Aesthetic Lilac color link
Aesthetic Lilac

#C098CC

Lenurple color link
Lenurple

#BA93D8

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Pastel Violet color link
Pastel Violet

#CB99C9

Light Grayish Magenta color link
Light Grayish Magenta

#CC99CC

Biloba Flower color link
Biloba Flower

#AE99D2

Sunset Pink color link
Sunset Pink

#D48ECD

Aesthetic Violet color link
Aesthetic Violet

#C871D2

#BC87C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC87C9
  • RGB188, 135, 201
  • CMYK5, 26, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(188, 135, 201)
  • HSL288°, 38%, 66%
  • HSL Precise288.182°, 37.931%, 65.882%
  • HSV288°, 33%, 79%
  • HSB288°, 33%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.529, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.529, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.529, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC87C9
  • DECIMAL ID12355529
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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