Palettes / Colors / #BC9DCD

#BC9DCD — Light Muted Purple

#BC9DCD is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #BC9DCD 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.

#BC9DCD 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 #AECD9D; it also sits naturally between #A49DCD and #CD9DC6. 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 62% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC9DCD

.text { color: #BC9DCD; }
.background { background-color: #BC9DCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC9DCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 157, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(279, 32%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC9DCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 157, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC9DCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 157, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC9DCD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC9DCD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AECD9D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC9DCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC9DCD

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 #BC9DCD 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 #BC9DCD 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

← #BC9DCC  ·  #BC9DCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC9DCD?

#BC9DCD is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 157, 205). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC9DCD?

#BC9DCD is RGB 188, 157, 205 — HSL 279°, 32%, 71% — CMYK 8%, 23%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BC9DCD?

Its complement is #AECD9D; analogous partners are #A49DCD and #CD9DC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC9DCD for text?

Black text on #BC9DCD has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.