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#BCA2BE

Lilac · light cool pink

About #BCA2BE

With the hex code #BCA2BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 15% 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 7.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A4BEA2, a light 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 9.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green162
Blue190

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 7.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6
Wisteria
#C9A0DC · ΔE 18.0

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

Text on #BCA2BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BCA2BE.
2.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BCA2BE.
9.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCA2BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCA2BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A0A8BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A5ABBD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDA4AB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCA2BE?

With the hex code #BCA2BE, this is a light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 64% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCA2BE?

Use black text. Black on #BCA2BE has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCA2BE?

Its complementary colour is #A4BEA2, and analogous partners are #AEA2BE and #BEA2B2.