Recognised as Colour

#BC7BA9

#BC7BA9
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC7BA9 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 123, 169 and HSL 318°, 33%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC7BA9#BC7BA9

HEX#BC7BA9

RGBrgb(188, 123, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4824, 0.6627

RGB percentages73.7%, 48.2%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(317.5, 32.7%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 34.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 34.6%, 10.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,352,425

CSS custom property--colour: #BC7BA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#438456

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D8AABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D93A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#C37D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 26 Thistle · ΔE 28.4 Light pink · ΔE 29 Pink · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7BBC8E

Analogous#AF7BBC, #BC7B89

Triadic#A9BC7B, #7BA9BC

Split complementary#89BC7B, #7BBCAF

Tetradic#BCAF7B, #7BBC8E, #7B89BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E0EB

Lighter +20%#DEBFD5

Lighter +10%#CD9DBF

Darker −10%#AB5993

Darker −20%#8B4677

Darker −30%#69355A

Darker −40%#47243D

More saturated +25%#D562B3

Less saturated −25%#A3949F

Channel breakdown

R188

G123

B169

Red188 (73.7%)

Green123 (48.2%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue317.54°

Saturation (HSL)32.66%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 7B · B A9

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BC7Ba9 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,330.857 g/mol
17 atoms

BC7Ba9 has a molar mass of 1,330.857 g/mol, made up of 17 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 7 × C, 9 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,330.857 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule17

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.20994 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.5250096 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0.8%

C6.3%

Ba92.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.812%

Carbon (C × 7)84.077 g/mol, 6.318%

Barium (Ba × 9)1,235.97 g/mol, 92.87%

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