Palettes / Colors / #BC8BE4

#BC8BE4 — Light Purple

#BC8BE4 is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #BC8BE4 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC8BE4 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B3E48B; it also sits naturally between #908BE4 and #E48BDF. 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 55% · Blue 89%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC8BE4

.text { color: #BC8BE4; }
.background { background-color: #BC8BE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC8BE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 139, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 62%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC8BE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 139, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC8BE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 139, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC8BE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC8BE4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3E48B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC8BE4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC8BE4

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BC8BE4 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 #BC8BE4 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

← #BC8BE3  ·  #BC8BE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC8BE4?

#BC8BE4 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 139, 228). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC8BE4?

#BC8BE4 is RGB 188, 139, 228 — HSL 273°, 62%, 72% — CMYK 18%, 39%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #BC8BE4?

Its complement is #B3E48B; analogous partners are #908BE4 and #E48BDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC8BE4 for text?

Black text on #BC8BE4 has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.