Recognised as Colour

#BC93CE

#BC93CE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC93CE is a violet with RGB values 188, 147, 206 and HSL 282°, 38%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC93CE#BC93CE

HEX#BC93CE

RGBrgb(188, 147, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5765, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.7%, 57.6%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(281.7, 37.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(281.7, 28.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK8.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,358,606

CSS custom property--colour: #BC93CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#436C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B9FD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A3CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BB9AA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 9.8 Thistle · ΔE 24.1 Medium purple · ΔE 30.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.3 Orchid · ΔE 31.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 9.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A5CE93

Analogous#9E93CE, #CE93C3

Triadic#CEBC93, #93CEBC

Split complementary#C3CE93, #93CE9E

Tetradic#CE9E93, #A5CE93, #93C3CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FDFCFE

Lighter +20%#E8D9EE

Lighter +10%#D2B6DE

Darker −10%#A670BE

Darker −20%#904EAD

Darker −30%#733E8A

Darker −40%#552F66

More saturated +25%#C47FE2

Less saturated −25%#B4A7BA

Channel breakdown

R188

G147

B206

Red188 (73.7%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue281.69°

Saturation (HSL)37.58%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 93 · B CE

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BC93Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
1,267.953 g/mol
95 atoms

BC93Ce has a molar mass of 1,267.953 g/mol, made up of 95 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 93 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,267.953 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule95

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1054855 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.7494984 × 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%

C88.1%

Ce11.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.853%

Carbon (C × 93)1,117.023 g/mol, 88.097%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 11.051%

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