Information about #BCB1C3 color

#BCB1C3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BCB1C3 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 177, 195) — 73.7% red, 69.4% green, 76.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 7 / 0 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BCB1C3 presents itself as a calm, restrained twilight violet — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Morepork (#B8B5C2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Greywacke (#BCB8BE) and Lola (#B9ACBB).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 177, 195) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BCB1C3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. #BCB1C3 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCB1C3 color variations

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

#BCB1C3 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 #BCB1C3

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

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Maverick color link
Maverick

#C8B1C0

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Alluring color link
Alluring

#C4ABB9

Blue Haze color link
Blue Haze

#BDBACE

Lily color link
Lily

#C8AABF

Ghost color link
Ghost

#C0BFC7

#BCB1C3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCB1C3
  • RGB188, 177, 195
  • CMYK3, 7, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(188, 177, 195)
  • HSL277°, 13%, 73%
  • HSL Precise276.667°, 13.043%, 72.941%
  • HSV277°, 9%, 76%
  • HSB277°, 9%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.694, 0.765)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.694, 0.765, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.694, 0.765)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Violet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCB1C3
  • DECIMAL ID12366275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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