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#BCA1BF

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BCA1BF

With the hex code #BCA1BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 63% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 16% 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 Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4BFA1, a light sage shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green161
Blue191

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 6.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.1
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 16.9

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

Text on #BCA1BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BCA1BF.
2.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BCA1BF.
8.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA1BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA1BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#9FA8C0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A4ABBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDA4AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA1BF?

With the hex code #BCA1BF, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 63% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA1BF?

Use black text. Black on #BCA1BF has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA1BF?

Its complementary colour is #A4BFA1, and analogous partners are #ADA1BF and #BFA1B3.