Information about #BC6CAE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC6CAE falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 108, 174) — 73.7% red, 42.4% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 5 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BC6CAE reads as a moderately toned electric magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pearly Purple (#B768A2). Slightly further away sit Sky Magenta (#CF71AF) and Super Pink (#CF6BA9).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 108, 174) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC6CAE: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC6CAE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC6CAE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC6CAE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC6CAE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC6CAE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BC6CAE 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BC6CAE

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

Pearly Purple color link
Pearly Purple

#B768A2

Super Pink color link
Super Pink

#CF6BA9

Sky Magenta color link
Sky Magenta

#CF71AF

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

Matte Fuchsia color link
Matte Fuchsia

#C46DC4

Purplish Pink color link
Purplish Pink

#CE5DAE

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Red Wisteria color link
Red Wisteria

#BB7796

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Wild Orchid color link
Wild Orchid

#D470A2

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

#BC6CAE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC6CAE
  • RGB188, 108, 174
  • CMYK0, 31, 5, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 108, 174)
  • HSL311°, 37%, 58%
  • HSL Precise310.5°, 37.383%, 58.039%
  • HSV311°, 43%, 74%
  • HSB311°, 43%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.424, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.424, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.424, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC6CAE
  • DECIMAL ID12348590
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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