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#BC77CA Color

#BC77CA is rgb(188, 119, 202) in RGB, hsl(290, 44%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC77CA
HEX#BC77CA
RGBrgb(188, 119, 202)
HSLhsl(290, 44%, 63%)
HSVhsv(290, 41%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.14 320.7)
LABlab(59.88% 37.83 -32.17)
LCHlch(59.88% 49.65 319.62)

What #BC77CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC77CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.65Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 11.21Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 11.47Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 11.74Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.91African Violet#B284BEΔE 14.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BC77CA Channel Values

How #BC77CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 119 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 44% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 41% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC77CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC77CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC77CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC77CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC77CA
Complementary
#85CA77
Analogous
#9377CA
Analogous
#CA77AE
Triadic
#CABC77
Triadic
#77CABC
Split comp.
#AECA77
Split comp.
#77CA93

Tints & Shades of #BC77CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C589D1
#CE9CD8
#D7AEE0
#E0C1E7
#E9D3EE
#F2E5F5

Shades

#AE5ABF
#9842A9
#7D368C
#60296A
#451E4D
#28112C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC77CA.

How #BC77CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC77CA
Protanopia#8686CA
Protanomaly#9F80CA
Deuteranopia#9393C9
Deuteranomaly#A588C9
Tritanopia#B38585
Tritanomaly#B780A5
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC77CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc77ca: #BC77CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC77CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc77ca': '#BC77CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.467, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bc77ca">#BC77CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC77CA"

More Pink Colors

#BC77CA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC77CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC77CA?

#BC77CA is a light pink — rgb(188, 119, 202) in RGB and hsl(290, 44%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lavender (Floral) (#B57EDC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.65.

What is the RGB value of #BC77CA?

#BC77CA is rgb(188, 119, 202) — red 188, green 119, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC77CA?

#BC77CA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 41%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC77CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC77CA scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC77CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC77CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 15.03, which is visibly different.

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