Recognised as Colour

#BC80CC

#BC80CC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC80CC is a violet with RGB values 188, 128, 204 and HSL 287°, 43%, 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

#BC80CC#BC80CC

HEX#BC80CC

RGBrgb(188, 128, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.502, 0.8

RGB percentages73.7%, 50.2%, 80%

HSLhsl(287.4, 42.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 37.3%, 80%)

CMYK7.8%, 37.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,353,740

CSS custom property--colour: #BC80CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#437F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7692CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8598CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Tritanopia#BD899Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.4 Orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 21.1 Violet · ΔE 22.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90CC80

Analogous#9680CC, #CC80B6

Triadic#CCBC80, #80CCBC

Split complementary#B6CC80, #80CC96

Tetradic#CC9680, #90CC80, #80B6CC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EDF8

Lighter +20%#E2C9E9

Lighter +10%#CFA4DB

Darker −10%#A95CBD

Darker −20%#8F42A4

Darker −30%#703380

Darker −40%#50255B

More saturated +25%#C96AE2

Less saturated −25%#AF96B6

Channel breakdown

R188

G128

B204

Red188 (73.7%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue287.37°

Saturation (HSL)42.7%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 80 · B CC

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BC80CC (chemical formula)

Formula
995.712 g/mol
83 atoms

BC80CC has a molar mass of 995.712 g/mol, made up of 83 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 82 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass995.712 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule83

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.6534187 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.0480749 × 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%

C98.9%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.086%

Carbon (C × 82)984.902 g/mol, 98.914%

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