Palettes / Colors / #BCA2CF

#BCA2CF — Light Muted Purple

#BCA2CF is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BCA2CF 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.

#BCA2CF 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 #B4CEA1; it also sits naturally between #A5A1CE and #CEA1CB. 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 64% · Blue 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA2CF

.text { color: #BCA2CF; }
.background { background-color: #BCA2CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA2CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 162, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 32%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA2CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 162, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA2CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 162, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA2CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA2CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4CEA1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA2CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA2CF

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 #BCA2CF 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 #BCA2CF 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

← #BCA2CE  ·  #BCA2D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA2CF?

#BCA2CF is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 162, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA2CF?

#BCA2CF is RGB 188, 162, 207 — HSL 275°, 32%, 72% — CMYK 9%, 22%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BCA2CF?

Its complement is #B4CEA1; analogous partners are #A5A1CE and #CEA1CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA2CF for text?

Black text on #BCA2CF has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.