Palettes / Colors / #BCA0DB

#BCA0DB — Light Muted Purple

#BCA0DB 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 #BCA0DB 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.

#BCA0DB 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 #BFDB9F; it also sits naturally between #9FA1DB and #D99FDB. 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 63% · Blue 86%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA0DB

.text { color: #BCA0DB; }
.background { background-color: #BCA0DB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA0DB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 160, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 45%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA0DB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 160, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA0DB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 160, 219, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA0DB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA0DB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFDB9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA0DB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA0DB

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 #BCA0DB 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 #BCA0DB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA0DB?

#BCA0DB is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 160, 219). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA0DB?

#BCA0DB is RGB 188, 160, 219 — HSL 268°, 45%, 74% — CMYK 14%, 27%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCA0DB?

Its complement is #BFDB9F; analogous partners are #9FA1DB and #D99FDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA0DB for text?

Black text on #BCA0DB has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.