Palettes / Colors / #BCA7FD

#BCA7FD — Pale Vivid Purple

#BCA7FD is a purple color we call Pale Vivid 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 #BCA7FD 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.

#BCA7FD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E7FDA5; it also sits naturally between #A5BBFD and #E7A5FD. 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 99%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCA7FD

.text { color: #BCA7FD; }
.background { background-color: #BCA7FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCA7FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 167, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 96%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCA7FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 167, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCA7FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 167, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCA7FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCA7FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7FDA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCA7FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCA7FD

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 #BCA7FD 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 #BCA7FD 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 #BCA7FD?

#BCA7FD is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 167, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCA7FD?

#BCA7FD is RGB 188, 167, 253 — HSL 255°, 96%, 82% — CMYK 26%, 34%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #BCA7FD?

Its complement is #E7FDA5; analogous partners are #A5BBFD and #E7A5FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCA7FD for text?

Black text on #BCA7FD has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.