Information about #BC88BE color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BC88BE is a mildly saturated purple-pink magenta that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from African Violet (#B284BE). Nearby in the Register you will also find Purple Dragon (#C38EC7) and Wonderland (#BB97BB).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(188, 136, 190)), which gives #BC88BE its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BC88BE color variations
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#BC88BE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC88BE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC88BE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC88BE color hues
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#BC88BE 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC88BE color
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Nearest named colors to #BC88BE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B284BE
#C38EC7
#BB97BB
#AA8CBC
#C098CC
#AB92B3
#AB94B3
#B784A7
#B790D4
#CB99C9
#B39EB5
#AE94AB
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC88BE
- RGB188, 136, 190
- CMYK1, 21, 0, 25
- CSSrgb(188, 136, 190)
- HSL298°, 29%, 64%
- HSL Precise297.778°, 29.348%, 63.922%
- HSV298°, 28%, 75%
- HSB298°, 28%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.533, 0.745)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.533, 0.745, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.533, 0.745)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBC88BE
- DECIMAL ID12355774
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
