Nerdulator> put something in

Colour

#BC98DF

  • #BC98DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BC98DF is a violet with RGB values 188, 152, 223 and HSL 270°, 53%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC98DF#BC98DF
HEX#BC98DF
RGBrgb(188, 152, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5961, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.7%, 59.6%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(270.4, 52.6%, 73.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(270.4, 31.8%, 87.5%)
CMYK15.7%, 31.8%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,359,903
CSS custom property--colour: #BC98DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#436720

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA5E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#92A7DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B7A2B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1Thistle · ΔE 28.3Orchid · ΔE 29.2Violet · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBDF98
Analogous#9898DF, #DF98DF
Triadic#DFBC98, #98DFBC
Split complementary#DFDF98, #98DF99
Tetradic#DF9998, #BBDF98, #98DFDF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EFE6F7
Lighter +10%#D5BFEB
Darker −10%#A371D3
Darker −20%#894AC7
Darker −30%#7035A9
Darker −40%#562982
More saturated +25%#BC87F0
Less saturated −25%#BCA9CE

Channel breakdown

R188
G152
B223
Red188 (73.7%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue270.42°
Saturation (HSL)52.59%
Lightness73.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 98 · B DF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “bc98df” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.