Information about #BCA8C0 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCA8C0 is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 168, 192) — 73.7% red, 65.9% green, 75.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 9 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained magenta, #BCA8C0 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lola (#B9ACBB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Alluring (#C4ABB9) and Lily (#C8AABF).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 168, 192) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #BCA8C0 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BCA8C0 color variations

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#BCA8C0 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BCA8C0

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

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Frida Lilac color link
Frida Lilac

#C8A2C7

Lilac color link
Lilac

#C8A2C8

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

#BCA8C0 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCA8C0
  • RGB188, 168, 192
  • CMYK2, 9, 0, 25
  • HSL290°, 16%, 71%
  • HSL Precise290°, 16%, 70.588%
  • HSV290°, 13%, 75%
  • HSB290°, 13%, 75%
  • HEX IDBCA8C0
  • DECIMAL ID12363968
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB75.3%
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