Information about #BC90CF color

#BC90CF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC90CF falls into the Violet Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 144, 207) — 73.7% red, 56.5% green, 81.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 25 / 0 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC90CF presents itself as a mildly saturated violet — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Purple (#B790D4). Slightly further away sit Aesthetic Lilac (#C098CC) and Lenurple (#BA93D8).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 144, 207) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC90CF: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. No one has named #BC90CF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC90CF color variations

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

#BC90CF 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 #BC90CF

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#BC90CF
  • RGB188, 144, 207
  • CMYK7, 25, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(188, 144, 207)
  • HSL282°, 40%, 69%
  • HSL Precise281.905°, 39.623%, 68.824%
  • HSV282°, 30%, 81%
  • HSB282°, 30%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.565, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.565, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.565, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBC90CF
  • DECIMAL ID12357839
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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