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Colour

#BC96DD

  • #BC96DD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BC96DD is a violet with RGB values 188, 150, 221 and HSL 272°, 51%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC96DD#BC96DD
HEX#BC96DD
RGBrgb(188, 150, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5882, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.7%, 58.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(272.1, 51.1%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 32.1%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.9%, 32.1%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,359,389
CSS custom property--colour: #BC96DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37725WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.54:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#436922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89A4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#91A6DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B8A0B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.5Medium purple · ΔE 25Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 28.4Thistle · ΔE 28.6Violet · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7DD96
Analogous#9996DD, #DD96DB
Triadic#DDBC96, #96DDBC
Split complementary#DBDD96, #96DD99
Tetradic#DD9996, #B7DD96, #96DBDD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDE3F6
Lighter +10%#D5BDE9
Darker −10%#A36FD1
Darker −20%#8B49C4
Darker −30%#7135A5
Darker −40%#57297E
More saturated +25%#BD85EE
Less saturated −25%#BBA7CC

Channel breakdown

R188
G150
B221
Red188 (73.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue272.11°
Saturation (HSL)51.08%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 96 · B DD

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