Information about #BC87B1 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC87B1 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 135, 177) — 73.7% red, 52.9% green, 69.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 21 / 4 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC87B1 is a softly balanced magenta that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Opera Mauve (#B784A7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rustic Pink (#C489A4) and African Violet (#B284BE).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 135, 177) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC87B1: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC87B1 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC87B1 color variations

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

#BC87B1 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC87B1 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC87B1 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC87B1 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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#BC87B1 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 #BC87B1

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

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Rustic Pink color link
Rustic Pink

#C489A4

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Light Mauve color link
Light Mauve

#C292A1

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

#BC87B1 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC87B1
  • RGB188, 135, 177
  • CMYK0, 21, 4, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 135, 177)
  • HSL312°, 28%, 63%
  • HSL Precise312.453°, 28.342%, 63.333%
  • HSV312°, 28%, 74%
  • HSB312°, 28%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.529, 0.694)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.529, 0.694, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.529, 0.694)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69.4%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC87B1
  • DECIMAL ID12355505
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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