Recognised as Colour

#BC81CE

#BC81CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC81CE is a violet with RGB values 188, 129, 206 and HSL 286°, 44%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC81CE#BC81CE

HEX#BC81CE

RGBrgb(188, 129, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5059, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.7%, 50.6%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(286, 44%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286, 37.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK8.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,353,998

CSS custom property--colour: #BC81CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30848WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.17:1

Contrast with white2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#437E31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7693D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8599CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8A9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.5 Orchid · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 20.6 Violet · ΔE 22.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 29.7 Slate blue · ΔE 31.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93CE81

Analogous#9581CE, #CE81BA

Triadic#CEBC81, #81CEBC

Split complementary#BACE81, #81CE95

Tetradic#CE9581, #93CE81, #81BACE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EFF9

Lighter +20%#E3CAEB

Lighter +10%#D0A6DC

Darker −10%#A85CC0

Darker −20%#9041A8

Darker −30%#703383

Darker −40%#51255E

More saturated +25%#C86BE4

Less saturated −25%#B097B8

Channel breakdown

R188

G129

B206

Red188 (73.7%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue285.97°

Saturation (HSL)44%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 81 · B CE

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BC81Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
1,123.821 g/mol
83 atoms

BC81Ce has a molar mass of 1,123.821 g/mol, made up of 83 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 81 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,123.821 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule83

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.8661487 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.3586299 × 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%

C86.6%

Ce12.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.962%

Carbon (C × 81)972.891 g/mol, 86.57%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 12.468%

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