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#BC91C3 — Light Dusty Pink

#BC91C3 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 #BC91C3 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.

#BC91C3 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 #99C392; it also sits naturally between #A492C3 and #C392B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC91C3 · RGB 188, 145, 195

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Color values

HEX#BC91C3
RGB188, 145, 195
HSL292°, 29%, 67%
HSV292°, 26%, 76%
CMYK4%, 26%, 0%, 24%
XYZ40.71, 34.88, 56.22
Yxy34.88, 0.3089, 0.2646
CIE-Lab65.66, 24.94, -19.66
Hunter Lab59.06, 23.21, -19.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 57% · Blue 76%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC91C3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC91C3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC91C3

.text { color: #BC91C3; }
.background { background-color: #BC91C3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC91C3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 145, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(292, 29%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC91C3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 145, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC91C3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 145, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC91C3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC91C3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC91C3

#B17FB8#A368AC#94579E#824C8A#6F4176#5A355F#472A4C#351F38#1F1221#0C070D

Tints of #BC91C3

#C39CC9#C9A6CE#CFB0D4#D5BAD9#DBC4DE#DFCAE2#E5D4E7#EBDEED#F1E8F2#F7F2F8

Tones of #BC91C3

#BA96C0#B899BD#B59DB9#B2A1B5#B0A4B2#ADA7AE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #99C392:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.63:1 Fails
Against black text7.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #BC91C3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC91C3

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 #BC91C3: ·

How #BC91C3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A9B7Deuteranopia · #ACAFB4Tritanopia · #BAADAB

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 #BC91C3 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
Burning Terrace
#BC8BCC · #965464 · #998A5D · #528C40
Honey Twilight
#B690CC · #7D3D57 · #B6884E · #7FB44E

Similar colors

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

#BA90C6#B692C2#BE8ABF#BA99BD#BC8BCC#B690CC#C68FC8#BB9CC0#B292BD#C68FCA#B592B8#C689C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC91C2  ·  #BC91C4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC91C3?

#BC91C3 is Light Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 188, 145, 195). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC91C3?

#BC91C3 is RGB 188, 145, 195 — HSL 292°, 29%, 67% — CMYK 4%, 26%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BC91C3?

Its complement is #99C392; analogous partners are #A492C3 and #C392B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC91C3 for text?

Black text on #BC91C3 has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.