Palettes / Colors / #BCABCF

#BCABCF — Light Dusty Purple

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

#BCABCF 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 #BECFAB; it also sits naturally between #ABACCF and #CDABCF. 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 67% · Blue 81%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCABCF

.text { color: #BCABCF; }
.background { background-color: #BCABCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCABCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 171, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCABCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 171, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCABCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 171, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BECFAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCABCF: #000000.

How #BCABCF 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 #BCABCF 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

← #BCABCE  ·  #BCABD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCABCF?

#BCABCF is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 171, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCABCF?

#BCABCF is RGB 188, 171, 207 — HSL 268°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 9%, 17%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BCABCF?

Its complement is #BECFAB; analogous partners are #ABACCF and #CDABCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCABCF for text?

Black text on #BCABCF has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.