Colour

#BC8FC7

#BC8FC7
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC8FC7 is a violet with RGB values 188, 143, 199 and HSL 288°, 33%, 67%. 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#BC8FC7

RGBrgb(188, 143, 199)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5608, 0.7804

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.1%, 78%

HSLhsl(288.2, 33.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.2, 28.1%, 78%)

CMYK5.5%, 28.1%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,575

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8FC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3446WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.6 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#9D9D9D

Inverted#437038

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#899CC9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#93A0C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BD95A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.9 from the original

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

Plum · ΔE 9.9 Thistle · ΔE 24 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.7 Orchid · ΔE 31 Medium purple · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9AC78F

Analogous#A08FC7, #C78FB6

Triadic#C7BC8F, #8FC7BC

Split complementary#B6C78F, #8FC7A0

Tetradic#C7A08F, #9AC78F, #8FB6C7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F5FA

Lighter +20%#E5D3E9

Lighter +10%#D0B1D8

Darker −10%#A86DB6

Darker −20%#9050A0

Darker −30%#723F7E

Darker −40%#532E5C

More saturated +25%#C97ADC

Less saturated −25%#AFA4B2

Channel breakdown

R188

G143

B199

Red188 (73.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue199 (78%)

Hue288.21°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness67.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 8F · B C7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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