Close to Medium Purple
#BC8DFE
#BC8DFE is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 55.3% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 98% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BC8DFE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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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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2.51:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC8DFE as they’d see it.
#BC8DFE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BC8DFE
What color is #BC8DFE?
#BC8DFE is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Medium Purple. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 55.3% green, and 99.6% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 98% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BC8DFE in RGB?
#BC8DFE is rgb(188, 141, 254): 188 red, 141 green, and 254 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BC8DFE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(26, 44, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BC8DFE?
PANTONE 2566 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BC8DFE?
Its complement #7FB33C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.