Information about #BC7AE2 color

#BC7AE2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC7AE2 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 122, 226) — 73.7% red, 47.8% green, 88.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 41 / 0 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BC7AE2 reads as a strongly colored twilight violet and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Purple (#BF77F6). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Violet (#C871D2) and Light Blue Violet (#AE8BE7).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 122, 226) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC7AE2: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC7AE2 color variations

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#BC7AE2 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BC7AE2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC7AE2
  • RGB188, 122, 226
  • CMYK15, 41, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(188, 122, 226)
  • HSL278°, 64%, 68%
  • HSL Precise278.077°, 64.198%, 68.235%
  • HSV278°, 46%, 89%
  • HSB278°, 46%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.478, 0.886)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.478, 0.886, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.478, 0.886)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB88.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC7AE2
  • DECIMAL ID12352226
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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