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#BCACCF

Lilac · light cool purple

About #BCACCF

With the hex code #BCACCF, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lilac — a ΔE of 8.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFCFAC, 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 — 9.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red188
Green172
Blue207

Closest named colours

Lilac
#C8A2C8 · ΔE 8.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #BCACCF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BCACCF.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lilac #BCACCF.
9.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BCACCF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A6B2D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#A9B2CE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAB0B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCACCF?

With the hex code #BCACCF, this is a light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #BCACCF?

Use black text. Black on #BCACCF has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCACCF?

Its complementary colour is #BFCFAC, and analogous partners are #ACAECF and #CEACCF.