Palettes / Colors / #BCADCC

#BCADCC — Light Dusty Purple

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

#BCADCC 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 #BDCCAD; it also sits naturally between #ADAECC and #CBADCC. 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 68% · Blue 80%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCADCC

.text { color: #BCADCC; }
.background { background-color: #BCADCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCADCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 173, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 23%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCADCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 173, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCADCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 173, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCADCC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDCCAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCADCC: #000000.

How #BCADCC 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 #BCADCC 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 #BCADCC?

#BCADCC is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 173, 204). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCADCC?

#BCADCC is RGB 188, 173, 204 — HSL 269°, 23%, 74% — CMYK 8%, 15%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BCADCC?

Its complement is #BDCCAD; analogous partners are #ADAECC and #CBADCC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCADCC for text?

Black text on #BCADCC has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.