Recognised as Colour

#BC80CA

#BC80CA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC80CA is a violet with RGB values 188, 128, 202 and HSL 289°, 41%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC80CA#BC80CA

HEX#BC80CA

RGBrgb(188, 128, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.502, 0.7922

RGB percentages73.7%, 50.2%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(288.6, 41.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 36.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK6.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,353,738

CSS custom property--colour: #BC80CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30394WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#437F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7692CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8598C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BD899Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8 Orchid · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Violet · ΔE 23.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ECA80

Analogous#9780CA, #CA80B3

Triadic#CABC80, #80CABC

Split complementary#B3CA80, #80CA97

Tetradic#CA9780, #8ECA80, #80B3CA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5ECF7

Lighter +20%#E2C8E8

Lighter +10%#CFA4D9

Darker −10%#A95CBB

Darker −20%#8F43A1

Darker −30%#6F347D

Darker −40%#4F2559

More saturated +25%#CA69E1

Less saturated −25%#AE96B3

Channel breakdown

R188

G128

B202

Red188 (73.7%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue288.65°

Saturation (HSL)41.11%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 80 · B CA

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BC80Ca (chemical formula)

Formula
1,011.768 g/mol
82 atoms

BC80Ca has a molar mass of 1,011.768 g/mol, made up of 82 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 80 × C, 1 × Ca.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,011.768 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule82

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6800803 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.9520965 × 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

B1.1%

C95%

Ca4%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.068%

Carbon (C × 80)960.88 g/mol, 94.97%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 3.961%

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