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#bcacd4

a light, soft violet · cool · closest name: Thistle

RGB
188, 172, 212
HSL
264°, 32%, 75%
CMYK
11, 19, 0, 17
Luminance
0.4495

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bcacd4 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bcacd4
Hue
264°
violet
Saturation
32%
soft
Lightness
75%
light
Brightness
83%
HSV value
Perceived
71%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4495
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
68/100 cool
Color family
Violet
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
9.99:1
Closest name
Thistle
ΔE2000 7.8
Where it sits
Hue264° of 360°
Saturation32%
Lightness75%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool68% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#bcacd4
RGBrgb(188, 172, 212)
HSLhsl(264, 32%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 17%)
LABlab(72.9 13.4 -18.1)
LCHlch(72.9 22.6 306.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.771 0.059 303.2)
Decimal12365012
Display P3color(display-p3 0.737 0.675 0.831)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bcacd4;
background-color: #bcacd4;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bcacd4] bg-[#bcacd4]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bcacd4;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.737, green: 0.675, blue: 0.831)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bcacd4")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBCACD4)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(212, 172, 188)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #bcacd4 · 9.99:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 2.10:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 9.99:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bcacd4 as text scores 2.10:1 on white and 9.99:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bcacd4 on white: 2.10:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bcacd4 on black: 9.99:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #A5B2D6
deuteranopia · #A8B3D3
tritanopia · #B8B1B9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bcacd4 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F7F5F9
#EFECF3
#DCD5E7
#bcacd4
#A690C6
#886BB2
#7354A1
#604686
#4C386B
#3A2B4F
#241B31
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F7F5F9Darkest = 950 · #241B31
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7F5F9;
  --brand-100: #EFECF3;
  --brand-200: #DCD5E7;
  --brand-300: #bcacd4;
  --brand-400: #A690C6;
  --brand-500: #886BB2;
  --brand-600: #7354A1;
  --brand-700: #604686;
  --brand-800: #4C386B;
  --brand-900: #3A2B4F;
  --brand-950: #241B31;
  --brand: #bcacd4;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bcacd4

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F7F5FA
Tinted page background
Border#D4C9E3
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6B4E97
Captions on the surface
Accent#7F8B41
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3C2C54
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1EEF6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1A1424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #bcacd4

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#C4D4AC
Analogous left#ACB0D4
Analogous right#D0ACD4
Split-complement 1#D4D0AC
Split-complement 2#B0D4AC
Triadic 1#D4BCAC
Triadic 2#ACD4BC
Tetradic#D4ACB0

RGB percentages

Red73.7%
Green67.5%
Blue83.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan11.3%
Magenta18.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)16.9%

Color previews

#bcacd4 text on a black background

contrast 9.99:1

Card sample

#bcacd4 text on a white background

contrast 2.10:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bcacd4;
Background color
Panel with #bcacd4 background
background-color: #bcacd4;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bcacd4;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(188, 172, 212, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(188, 172, 212, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bcacd4;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcacd4, #D4ACD1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bcacd4

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#bcacd4 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
Creative toolsFintechBeautyLuxury
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#bcacd4, answered

What color is #bcacd4?

#bcacd4 is a light soft violet, closest to Thistle (ΔE2000 7.8). It sits at 264° on the hue wheel with 32% saturation and 75% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #bcacd4?

rgb(188, 172, 212) — 188 red, 172 green and 212 blue out of 255, or 73.7% / 67.5% / 83.1% by channel.

Is #bcacd4 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4495 and perceived brightness is 71%, so black text on it reaches 9.99:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bcacd4?

Black. It scores 9.99:1 against #bcacd4, versus 2.10:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bcacd4?

#C4D4AC sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D4D0AC and #B0D4AC, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bcacd4?

For interface work: #F7F5FA as the surface, #D4C9E3 for borders, #6B4E97 for secondary text, #7F8B41 as an accent and #3C2C54 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ACB0D4 and #D0ACD4 stays calm, while #C4D4AC is the loudest partner.

What is #bcacd4 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(11%, 19%, 0%, 17%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #bcacd4 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 68 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CBACD4; nudged cooler, #ACABD5.

Work with #bcacd4 in the Color Lab