Palettes / Colors / #BCA1CC

#BCA1CC — Light Dusty Purple

#BCA1CC is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

#BCA1CC 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 #B2CDA2; it also sits naturally between #A8A2CD and #CDA2C7. 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 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA1CC

.text { color: #BCA1CC; }
.background { background-color: #BCA1CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA1CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 161, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 30%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA1CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 161, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA1CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 161, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA1CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA1CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B2CDA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA1CC: #000000.

How #BCA1CC 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 #BCA1CC 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

← #BCA1CB  ·  #BCA1CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA1CC?

#BCA1CC is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 161, 204). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA1CC?

#BCA1CC is RGB 188, 161, 204 — HSL 278°, 30%, 72% — CMYK 8%, 21%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BCA1CC?

Its complement is #B2CDA2; analogous partners are #A8A2CD and #CDA2C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA1CC for text?

Black text on #BCA1CC has a contrast ratio of 9.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.