Palettes / Colors / #BCAEC3

#BCAEC3 — Light Dusty Purple

#BCAEC3 is a purple color we call Light Dusty 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 #BCAEC3 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.

#BCAEC3 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 #B4C2AD; it also sits naturally between #B0ADC2 and #C2ADBF. 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 76%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCAEC3

.text { color: #BCAEC3; }
.background { background-color: #BCAEC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAEC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 174, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 15%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAEC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 174, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAEC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 174, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCAEC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCAEC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B4C2AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCAEC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCAEC3

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 #BCAEC3 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 #BCAEC3 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

← #BCAEC2  ·  #BCAEC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCAEC3?

#BCAEC3 is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 188, 174, 195). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAEC3?

#BCAEC3 is RGB 188, 174, 195 — HSL 280°, 15%, 72% — CMYK 4%, 11%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #BCAEC3?

Its complement is #B4C2AD; analogous partners are #B0ADC2 and #C2ADBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCAEC3 for text?

Black text on #BCAEC3 has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.