Information about #BCB4C5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCB4C5 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 180, 197) — 73.7% red, 70.6% green, 77.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 7 / 0 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted blue-purple violet, #BCB4C5 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 Morepork (#B8B5C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Greywacke (#BCB8BE) and Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1).

The recipe behind #BCB4C5 is rgb(188, 180, 197), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCB4C5 color variations

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#BCB4C5 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 #BCB4C5

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

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

#BCB4C5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB4C5
  • RGB188, 180, 197
  • CMYK4, 7, 0, 23
  • HSL268°, 13%, 74%
  • HSL Precise268.235°, 12.782%, 73.922%
  • HSV268°, 9%, 77%
  • HSB268°, 9%, 77%
  • HEX IDBCB4C5
  • DECIMAL ID12367045
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.3%
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