Palettes / Colors / #BCA7CE

#BCA7CE — Light Dusty Purple

#BCA7CE is a purple color we call Light Dusty Purple, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the purple family.

#BCA7CE 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 #B9CDA7; it also sits naturally between #A8A7CD and #CDA7CC. 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 65% · Blue 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA7CE

.text { color: #BCA7CE; }
.background { background-color: #BCA7CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA7CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 167, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 28%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA7CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 167, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA7CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 167, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA7CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA7CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9CDA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA7CE: #000000.

How #BCA7CE 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 #BCA7CE 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

← #BCA7CD  ·  #BCA7CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCA7CE?

#BCA7CE is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 167, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA7CE?

#BCA7CE is RGB 188, 167, 206 — HSL 272°, 28%, 73% — CMYK 9%, 19%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BCA7CE?

Its complement is #B9CDA7; analogous partners are #A8A7CD and #CDA7CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA7CE for text?

Black text on #BCA7CE has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.