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Recognised as Colour

#BC97EB

  • #BC97EB
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BC97EB is a violet with RGB values 188, 151, 235 and HSL 266°, 68%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC97EB#BC97EB
HEX#BC97EB
RGBrgb(188, 151, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5922, 0.9216
RGB percentages73.7%, 59.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(266.4, 67.7%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 35.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK20%, 35.7%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,359,659
CSS custom property--colour: #BC97EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#436814

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#84A6EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA7E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B4A4B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.2Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 26Violet · ΔE 26.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6EB97
Analogous#979CEB, #E697EB
Triadic#EBBC97, #97EBBC
Split complementary#EBE697, #9CEB97
Tetradic#EB979C, #C6EB97, #97EBE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3EDFB
Lighter +10%#D8C2F3
Darker −10%#A06CE3
Darker −20%#8541DB
Darker −30%#6B26C3
Darker −40%#541D99
More saturated +25%#BA88FB
Less saturated −25%#BEA7DB

Channel breakdown

R188
G151
B235
Red188 (73.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue266.43°
Saturation (HSL)67.74%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 97 · B EB

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