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#BC8DAE

#BC8DAE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 55.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 318°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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2.78:1 Fail
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7.56:1 AAA
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2.78:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

7.56:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC8DAE as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BC8DAE
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BC8DAE?

#BC8DAE is a light, muted pink, close to the color Lilac. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 55.3% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 318°, with 26% saturation and 65% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BC8DAE in RGB?

#BC8DAE is rgb(188, 141, 174): 188 red, 141 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BC8DAE in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 25, 7, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BC8DAE?

PANTONE 257 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BC8DAE?

Its complement #77A685 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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