Recognised as Colour
#BC8ECD
- #BC8ECD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BC8ECD is a violet with RGB values 188, 142, 205 and HSL 284°, 39%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
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HEX#BC8ECD
RGBrgb(188, 142, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5569, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.7%, 55.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(283.8, 38.7%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.8, 30.7%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.3%, 30.7%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,357,325
CSS custom property--colour: #BC8ECD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#437132
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FCD8E
Analogous#9D8ECD, #CD8EBE
Triadic#CDBC8E, #8ECDBC
Split complementary#BFCD8E, #8ECD9C
Tetradic#CD9C8E, #9FCD8E, #8EBECD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G142
B205
Red188 (73.7%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue283.81°
Saturation (HSL)38.65%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 8E · B CD
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