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#BC8DBE

Wisteria · light cool pink

About #BC8DBE

With the hex code #BC8DBE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 55% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Wisteria — a ΔE of 9.2 — followed by Lilac. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #8FBE8D, a sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 7.69:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green141
Blue190

Closest named colours

Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 9.2
Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 9.7
Mauve
#E0B0FF · ΔE 20.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BC8DBE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BC8DBE.
2.73:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on wisteria #BC8DBE.
7.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BC8DBE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BC8DBE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#8999C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#949FBC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BF919E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BC8DBE?

With the hex code #BC8DBE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 55% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BC8DBE?

Use black text. Black on #BC8DBE has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BC8DBE?

Its complementary colour is #8FBE8D, and analogous partners are #A48DBE and #BE8DA7.