Recognised as Colour
#BC96BD
- #BC96BD
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BC96BD is a magenta with RGB values 188, 150, 189 and HSL 298°, 23%, 66%. 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
#BC96BD#BC96BD
HEX#BC96BD
RGBrgb(188, 150, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5882, 0.7412
RGB percentages73.7%, 58.8%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(298.5, 22.8%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.5, 20.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0.5%, 20.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,359,357
CSS custom property--colour: #BC96BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#436942
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#97BD96
Analogous#A996BD, #BD96AB
Triadic#BDBC96, #96BDBC
Split complementary#ABBD96, #96BDA9
Tetradic#BDA996, #97BD96, #96ABBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G150
B189
Red188 (73.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue298.46°
Saturation (HSL)22.81%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 96 · B BD
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