#BC9BD9 Color

#BC9BD9 is rgb(188, 155, 217) in RGB and hsl(272, 45%, 73%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Plum. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BC9BD9

HEX#BC9BD9

RGBrgb(188, 155, 217)

HSLhsl(272, 45%, 73%)

HSVhsv(272, 29%, 85%)

OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.094 308.5)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 15%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC9BD9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC9BD9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC9BD9 Complementary#B8D99B Analogous#9D9BD9 Analogous#D99BD7 Triadic#D9BC9B Triadic#9BD9BC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC9BD9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6AADF #CEB5E3 #D7C4E9 #DFCFED #E9DEF2 #F0E9F7

Shades

#A376CB #8B51BD #713C9F #59307E #3F2259 #251434

Use #BC9BD9 in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex