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#BC7DCF Color

#BC7DCF is rgb(188, 125, 207) in RGB, hsl(286, 46%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(9%, 40%, 0%, 19%) 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 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC7DCF
HEX#BC7DCF
RGBrgb(188, 125, 207)
HSLhsl(286, 46%, 65%)
HSVhsv(286, 40%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 40%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(68.4% 0.135 318.1)
LABlab(61.37% 35.49 -32.68)
LCHlch(61.37% 48.25 317.36)

What #BC7DCF 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 #BC7DCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 7.5Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 10.25Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 12.28African Violet#B284BEΔE 13.42Deep Mauve#D473D4ΔE 13.5Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 14.9

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

#BC7DCF Channel Values

How #BC7DCF 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 125 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 46% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 40% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 9% · M 40% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.01:1 vs white · 6.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC7DCF 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 text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC7DCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC7DCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC7DCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC7DCF
Complementary
#90CF7D
Analogous
#937DCF
Analogous
#CF7DB9
Triadic
#CFBC7D
Triadic
#7DCFBC
Split comp.
#B9CF7D
Split comp.
#7DCF93

Tints & Shades of #BC7DCF

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

#C58FD6
#CD9EDB
#D7B1E2
#E0C3E9
#EAD6F0
#F2E5F5

Shades

#AA5BC2
#9842B3
#7C3691
#5F2970
#431D4E
#291230

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC7DCF.

How #BC7DCF 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#BC7DCF
Protanopia#8A8ACF
Protanomaly#A185CF
Deuteranopia#9696CE
Deuteranomaly#A68CCE
Tritanopia#B38B8B
Tritanomaly#B786AA
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC7DCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc7dcf: #BC7DCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC7DCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc7dcf': '#BC7DCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.490, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_bc7dcf">#BC7DCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC7DCF"

More Purple Colors

#BC7DCF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC7DCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC7DCF?

#BC7DCF is a light purple — rgb(188, 125, 207) in RGB and hsl(286, 46%, 65%) 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 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #BC7DCF?

#BC7DCF is rgb(188, 125, 207) — red 188, green 125, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC7DCF?

#BC7DCF converts to approximately cmyk(9%, 40%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC7DCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC7DCF scores 3.01:1 against white and 6.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC7DCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC7DCF 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 16.88, which is visibly different.

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