Palettes / Colors / #BC7FCE

#BC7FCE — Muted Purple

#BC7FCE is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#BC7FCE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #90CE7E; it also sits naturally between #937ECE and #CE7EB8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 50% · Blue 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BC7FCE

.text { color: #BC7FCE; }
.background { background-color: #BC7FCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC7FCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 127, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 45%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC7FCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 127, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC7FCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 127, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC7FCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC7FCE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90CE7E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC7FCE: #000000.

How #BC7FCE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC7FCE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC7FCD  ·  #BC7FCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC7FCE?

#BC7FCE is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 127, 206). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC7FCE?

#BC7FCE is RGB 188, 127, 206 — HSL 286°, 45%, 65% — CMYK 9%, 38%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BC7FCE?

Its complement is #90CE7E; analogous partners are #937ECE and #CE7EB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC7FCE for text?

Black text on #BC7FCE has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.