Recognised as Colour

#BC98C5

#BC98C5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC98C5 is a violet with RGB values 188, 152, 197 and HSL 288°, 28%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC98C5#BC98C5

HEX#BC98C5

RGBrgb(188, 152, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5961, 0.7725

RGB percentages73.7%, 59.6%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(288, 28%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288, 22.8%, 77.3%)

CMYK4.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,359,877

CSS custom property--colour: #BC98C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1

Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3

Inverted#43673A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#93A2C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9BA5C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BD9DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.2 Thistle · ΔE 17.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.4 Pink · ΔE 27 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A1C598

Analogous#A598C5, #C598B8

Triadic#C5BC98, #98C5BC

Split complementary#B8C598, #98C5A5

Tetradic#C5A698, #A1C598, #98B8C5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFAFC

Lighter +20%#E6D9EA

Lighter +10%#D1B9D7

Darker −10%#A777B3

Darker −20%#90599E

Darker −30%#72477D

Darker −40%#55345D

More saturated +25%#C884D9

Less saturated −25%#B0ACB1

Channel breakdown

R188

G152

B197

Red188 (73.7%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue288°

Saturation (HSL)27.95%

Lightness68.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 98 · B C5

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BC98C5 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,247.943 g/mol
104 atoms

BC98C5 has a molar mass of 1,247.943 g/mol, made up of 104 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 103 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,247.943 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule104

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule2.0722581 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.8256537 × 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%

C99.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.866%

Carbon (C × 103)1,237.133 g/mol, 99.134%

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