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#BC91C0 — Light Dusty Pink

#BC91C0 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 #BC91C0 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.

#BC91C0 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 #95C091; it also sits naturally between #A491C0 and #C091AC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC91C0 · RGB 188, 145, 192

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Color values

HEX#BC91C0
RGB188, 145, 192
HSL295°, 27%, 66%
HSV295°, 24%, 75%
CMYK2%, 24%, 0%, 25%
XYZ40.38, 34.75, 54.45
Yxy34.75, 0.3116, 0.2682
CIE-Lab65.55, 24.36, -18.14
Hunter Lab58.95, 22.62, -17.35

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 #BC91C0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC91C0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC91C0

.text { color: #BC91C0; }
.background { background-color: #BC91C0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC91C0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 145, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 27%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC91C0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 145, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC91C0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 145, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC91C0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC91C0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC91C0

#B07DB5#A46AA9#935798#804C85#6D4171#5B365E#482B4A#321E34#1F1320#0C070D

Tints of #BC91C0

#C29BC5#C8A4CB#CEAED0#D4B8D6#D9C1DC#DFCBE1#E5D5E7#EBDFEC#F1E8F2#F7F2F8

Tones of #BC91C0

#B994BC#B698B9#B39BB5#B19EB3#AEA1AF#ABA5AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #95C091:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.64:1 Fails
Against black text7.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #BC91C0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC91C0

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 #BC91C0: ·

How #BC91C0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A9B5Deuteranopia · #ACAFB2Tritanopia · #BAACAA

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 #BC91C0 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#BA90C6#B692C2#BE8ABF#BA99BD#B292BD#B592B8#BB9CC0#C68FC8#C689BD#BC8BCC#B690CC#C689C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC91BF  ·  #BC91C1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC91C0?

#BC91C0 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 145, 192). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC91C0?

#BC91C0 is RGB 188, 145, 192 — HSL 295°, 27%, 66% — CMYK 2%, 24%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #BC91C0?

Its complement is #95C091; analogous partners are #A491C0 and #C091AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC91C0 for text?

Black text on #BC91C0 has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.