Recognised as Colour

#BC90BD

#BC90BD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC90BD is a magenta with RGB values 188, 144, 189 and HSL 299°, 25%, 65%. 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

#BC90BD#BC90BD

HEX#BC90BD

RGBrgb(188, 144, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5647, 0.7412

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.5%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(298.7, 25.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.7, 23.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK0.5%, 23.8%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,821

CSS custom property--colour: #BC90BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34312WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness163.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#436F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D9BBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#97A0BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BF94A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.6 Thistle · ΔE 20.1 Rosy brown · ΔE 24.7 Light pink · ΔE 27.4 Pink · ΔE 27.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#91BD90

Analogous#A690BD, #BD90A7

Triadic#BDBC90, #90BDBC

Split complementary#A7BD90, #90BDA6

Tetradic#BDA690, #91BD90, #90A7BD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F0F6

Lighter +20%#E3D0E3

Lighter +10%#CFB0D0

Darker −10%#A970AA

Darker −20%#905691

Darker −30%#704371

Darker −40%#503051

More saturated +25%#D17AD3

Less saturated −25%#A7A6A7

Channel breakdown

R188

G144

B189

Red188 (73.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue298.67°

Saturation (HSL)25.42%

Lightness65.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 90 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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