Recognised as Colour

#BC99CD

#BC99CD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC99CD is a violet with RGB values 188, 153, 205 and HSL 280°, 34%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC99CD#BC99CD

HEX#BC99CD

RGBrgb(188, 153, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6, 0.8039

RGB percentages73.7%, 60%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(280.4, 34.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(280.4, 25.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK8.3%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,360,141

CSS custom property--colour: #BC99CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.58:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4

Inverted#436632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#92A3CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A7CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BB9FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.4 Thistle · ΔE 19.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Pink · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AACD99

Analogous#A299CD, #CD99C4

Triadic#CDBC99, #99CDBC

Split complementary#C4CD99, #99CDA2

Tetradic#CDA299, #AACD99, #99C4CD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9DDEF

Lighter +10%#D2BBDE

Darker −10%#A677BC

Darker −20%#8F55AB

Darker −30%#73438A

Darker −40%#563367

More saturated +25%#C386E0

Less saturated −25%#B5ACBA

Channel breakdown

R188

G153

B205

Red188 (73.7%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue280.38°

Saturation (HSL)34.21%

Lightness70.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 99 · B CD

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BC99Cd (chemical formula)

Formula
1,312.309 g/mol
101 atoms

BC99Cd has a molar mass of 1,312.309 g/mol, made up of 101 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 99 × C, 1 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,312.309 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule101

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.1791404 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.5889655 × 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

B0.8%

C90.6%

Cd8.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.824%

Carbon (C × 99)1,189.089 g/mol, 90.61%

Cadmium (Cd)112.41 g/mol, 8.566%

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