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#BCA1D4 Color

#BCA1D4 is rgb(188, 161, 212) in RGB, hsl(272, 37%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCA1D4
HEX#BCA1D4
RGBrgb(188, 161, 212)
HSLhsl(272, 37%, 73%)
HSVhsv(272, 24%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.078 308.6)
LABlab(69.99% 17.41 -22.31)
LCHlch(69.99% 28.30 307.98)

What #BCA1D4 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 #BCA1D4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.4Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.53Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.77Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.59Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 9.32Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.35

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

#BCA1D4 Channel Values

How #BCA1D4 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 161 · B 2128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 272° · S 37% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 272° · S 24% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCA1D4 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCA1D4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCA1D4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCA1D4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BCA1D4
Complementary
#B8D4A1
Analogous
#A2A1D4
Analogous
#D4A1D2
Triadic
#D4BCA1
Triadic
#A1D4BC
Split comp.
#D2D4A1
Split comp.
#A1D4A2

Tints & Shades of #BCA1D4

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

#C6AFDA
#CDB9DF
#D7C7E5
#DFD2EA
#E9E0F1
#F0EAF5

Shades

#A37EC4
#8A5BB3
#704596
#593777
#3F2754
#251631

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCA1D4.

How #BCA1D4 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#BCA1D4
Protanopia#A6A6D4
Protanomaly#AFA4D4
Deuteranopia#ABABD3
Deuteranomaly#B2A7D4
Tritanopia#B5A9A9
Tritanomaly#B8A6BC
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCA1D4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bca1d4: #BCA1D4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCA1D4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bca1d4': '#BCA1D4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.631, blue: 0.831)
Android XML<color name="color_bca1d4">#BCA1D4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCA1D4"

More Purple Colors

#BCA1D4 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BCA1D4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCA1D4?

#BCA1D4 is a light purple — rgb(188, 161, 212) in RGB and hsl(272, 37%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #BCA1D4?

#BCA1D4 is rgb(188, 161, 212) — red 188, green 161, and blue 212 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCA1D4?

#BCA1D4 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCA1D4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCA1D4 scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCA1D4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCA1D4 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 13.66, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.