Recognised as Colour

#BC8AD7

#BC8AD7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC8AD7 is a violet with RGB values 188, 138, 215 and HSL 279°, 49%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BC8AD7

RGBrgb(188, 138, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5412, 0.8431

RGB percentages73.7%, 54.1%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(279, 49%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(279, 35.8%, 84.3%)

CMYK12.6%, 35.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,356,311

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8AD7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.75:1

Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#437528

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D9ADAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#899ED5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BA94A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Orchid · ΔE 22.6 Violet · ΔE 24.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5D78A

Analogous#968AD7, #D78ACB

Triadic#D7BC8A, #8AD7BC

Split complementary#CBD78A, #8AD796

Tetradic#D7968A, #A5D78A, #8ACBD7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCFE

Lighter +20%#E8D6F1

Lighter +10%#D2B0E4

Darker −10%#A664CA

Darker −20%#9040BB

Darker −30%#733395

Darker −40%#55266F

More saturated +25%#C276EB

Less saturated −25%#B69EC3

Channel breakdown

R188

G138

B215

Red188 (73.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue278.96°

Saturation (HSL)49.04%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 8A · B D7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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