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#BC91BF — Light Dusty Pink

#BC91BF is a pink color we call Light Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #BC91BF 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.

#BC91BF is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. 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 #95BF92; it also sits naturally between #A592BF and #BF92AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC91BF · RGB 188, 145, 191

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Color values

HEX#BC91BF
RGB188, 145, 191
HSL296°, 26%, 66%
HSV296°, 24%, 75%
CMYK2%, 24%, 0%, 25%
XYZ40.27, 34.70, 53.87
Yxy34.70, 0.3125, 0.2694
CIE-Lab65.52, 24.16, -17.63
Hunter Lab58.91, 22.42, -16.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 57% · Blue 75%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC91BF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC91BF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC91BF

.text { color: #BC91BF; }
.background { background-color: #BC91BF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC91BF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 145, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 26%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC91BF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 145, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC91BF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 145, 191, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC91BF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC91BF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC91BF

#B07EB4#A46BA8#935997#804D84#6D4270#5B375D#482B4A#321E33#1F1320#0C080D

Tints of #BC91BF

#C29BC5#C8A5CA#CEAFD0#D4B8D5#D9C2DB#DFCCE1#E5D5E6#EBDFEC#F1E9F2#F7F2F7

Tones of #BC91BF

#B995BB#B798B9#B49BB5#B19FB2#AEA2AE#ABA5AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95BF92:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.64:1 Fails
Against black text7.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #BC91BF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC91BF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC91BF: ·

How #BC91BF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A9B4Deuteranopia · #ACAFB1Tritanopia · #BAABA9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC91BF rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffdfd6
#FFDFD6 · #E3A5C7 · #B692C2 · #694F8E
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Fdf4f5
#FDF4F5 · #E8A0BF · #BA90C6 · #C0DBEA
Gentle Cascade
#4E4B71 · #BA99BD · #B46D81 · #7F5E35
Dreamy Ruby Tempest
#849FB0 · #665BA3 · #B592B8 · #A24460
Electric Ruby Zephyr
#B292BD · #8A4372 · #AF585E · #72624F

Similar colors

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

#B692C2#BE8ABF#BA90C6#BA99BD#B592B8#B292BD#BB9CC0#C689BD#C68FC8#BE8AB3#BC8BCC#B690CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC91BE  ·  #BC91C0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC91BF?

#BC91BF is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 145, 191). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC91BF?

#BC91BF is RGB 188, 145, 191 — HSL 296°, 26%, 66% — CMYK 2%, 24%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC91BF?

Its complement is #95BF92; analogous partners are #A592BF and #BF92AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC91BF for text?

Black text on #BC91BF has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.