Recognised as Colour

#BC87CE

#BC87CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC87CE is a violet with RGB values 188, 135, 206 and HSL 285°, 42%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC87CE#BC87CE

HEX#BC87CE

RGBrgb(188, 135, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5294, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.7%, 52.9%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(284.8, 42%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.8, 34.5%, 80.8%)

CMYK8.7%, 34.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,355,534

CSS custom property--colour: #BC87CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1

Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#437831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D97D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A9CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BC90A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8 Orchid · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 23.4 Violet · ΔE 25.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#99CE87

Analogous#9987CE, #CE87BD

Triadic#CEBC87, #87CEBC

Split complementary#BDCE87, #87CE99

Tetradic#CE9987, #99CE87, #87BDCE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4FA

Lighter +20%#E4CFEC

Lighter +10%#D0ABDD

Darker −10%#A863BF

Darker −20%#9045AA

Darker −30%#713785

Darker −40%#532861

More saturated +25%#C672E3

Less saturated −25%#B29CB9

Channel breakdown

R188

G135

B206

Red188 (73.7%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue284.79°

Saturation (HSL)42.01%

Lightness66.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 87 · B CE

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BC87Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
1,195.887 g/mol
89 atoms

BC87Ce has a molar mass of 1,195.887 g/mol, made up of 89 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 87 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,195.887 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule89

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9858171 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.0357105 × 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%

C87.4%

Ce11.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.904%

Carbon (C × 87)1,044.957 g/mol, 87.379%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 11.717%

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