Recognised as Colour

#BC87C7

#BC87C7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC87C7 is a violet with RGB values 188, 135, 199 and HSL 290°, 36%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC87C7#BC87C7

HEX#BC87C7

RGBrgb(188, 135, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5294, 0.7804

RGB percentages73.7%, 52.9%, 78%

HSLhsl(289.7, 36.4%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.7, 32.2%, 78%)

CMYK5.5%, 32.2%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,355,527

CSS custom property--colour: #BC87C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32143WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.43:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#437838

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8096C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C9CC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BD8E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 10.5 Orchid · ΔE 25.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.8 Violet · ΔE 28.3 Thistle · ΔE 29.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92C787

Analogous#9C87C7, #C787B2

Triadic#C7BC87, #87C7BC

Split complementary#B2C787, #87C79C

Tetradic#C79C87, #92C787, #87B2C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EFF8

Lighter +20%#E3CDE7

Lighter +10%#CFAAD7

Darker −10%#A964B7

Darker −20%#904A9E

Darker −30%#703A7B

Darker −40%#512959

More saturated +25%#CA71DD

Less saturated −25%#AE9DB1

Channel breakdown

R188

G135

B199

Red188 (73.7%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue289.69°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 87 · B C7

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BC87C7 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,139.844 g/mol
95 atoms

BC87C7 has a molar mass of 1,139.844 g/mol, made up of 95 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 94 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,139.844 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule95

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8927555 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.2833026 × 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

B0.9%

C99.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.948%

Carbon (C × 94)1,129.034 g/mol, 99.052%

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