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#BC81CA Color

#BC81CA is rgb(188, 129, 202) in RGB, hsl(288, 41%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 36%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is African Violet (#B284BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC81CA
HEX#BC81CA
RGBrgb(188, 129, 202)
HSLhsl(288, 41%, 65%)
HSVhsv(288, 36%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 36%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(68.8% 0.122 319.8)
LABlab(62.09% 32.65 -28.78)
LCHlch(62.09% 43.52 318.61)

What #BC81CA 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 #BC81CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

African Violet#B284BEΔE 8.74Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 11.6Heather#9E7BB5ΔE 12.17Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 13Purple Mountain Majesty#9678B6ΔE 13.31Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 13.39

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

#BC81CA Channel Values

How #BC81CA 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 129 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 41% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 36% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 36% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.94:1 vs white · 7.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC81CA 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 text2.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BC81CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BC81CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC81CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BC81CA
Complementary
#90CA81
Analogous
#9781CA
Analogous
#CA81B4
Triadic
#CABC81
Triadic
#81CABC
Split comp.
#B4CA81
Split comp.
#81CA97

Tints & Shades of #BC81CA

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

#C593D2
#CDA2D8
#D7B3DF
#E0C5E7
#EAD7EE
#F2E6F4

Shades

#AA61BD
#9948AD
#7C3B8C
#5F2D6C
#43204C
#29142F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC81CA.

How #BC81CA 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#BC81CA
Protanopia#8D8DCA
Protanomaly#A289CA
Deuteranopia#9898C9
Deuteranomaly#A88FC9
Tritanopia#B48D8D
Tritanomaly#B788A9
Achromatopsia#969696

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC81CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bc81ca: #BC81CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC81CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc81ca': '#BC81CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.506, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_bc81ca">#BC81CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC81CA"

More Purple Colors

#BC81CA sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BC81CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC81CA?

#BC81CA is a light purple — rgb(188, 129, 202) in RGB and hsl(288, 41%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is African Violet (#B284BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.74.

What is the RGB value of #BC81CA?

#BC81CA is rgb(188, 129, 202) — red 188, green 129, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC81CA?

#BC81CA converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 36%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC81CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC81CA scores 2.94:1 against white and 7.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC81CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC81CA 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 13.39, which is visibly different.

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