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#BC93BE

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BC93BE

With the hex code #BC93BE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 58% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lilac — a ΔE of 6.0 — followed by Wisteria. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #95BE93, 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 8.06:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green147
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.0
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 18.5

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

Text on #BC93BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BC93BE.
2.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BC93BE.
8.06:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BC93BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BC93BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#909DC0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#99A2BC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BE97A2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BC93BE?

With the hex code #BC93BE, this is a light pink with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 58% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BC93BE?

Use black text. Black on #BC93BE has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BC93BE?

Its complementary colour is #95BE93, and analogous partners are #A693BE and #BE93AB.