Recognised as Colour

#BC99DC

#BC99DC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC99DC is a violet with RGB values 188, 153, 220 and HSL 271°, 49%, 73%. 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

#BC99DC#BC99DC

HEX#BC99DC

RGBrgb(188, 153, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6, 0.8627

RGB percentages73.7%, 60%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(271.3, 48.9%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 30.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK14.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,360,156

CSS custom property--colour: #BC99DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38641WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.73:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#436623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8DA6DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#94A8DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Tritanopia#B8A2B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 11.1 Thistle · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7 Medium purple · ΔE 27.3 Orchid · ΔE 30.6 Violet · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 11.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B9DC99

Analogous#9B99DC, #DC99DB

Triadic#DCBC99, #99DCBC

Split complementary#DBDC99, #99DC9B

Tetradic#DC9B99, #B9DC99, #99DBDC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EEE5F6

Lighter +10%#D5BFE9

Darker −10%#A373CF

Darker −20%#8A4DC2

Darker −30%#7038A4

Darker −40%#562B7E

More saturated +25%#BD88ED

Less saturated −25%#BBAACB

Channel breakdown

R188

G153

B220

Red188 (73.7%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue271.34°

Saturation (HSL)48.91%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 99 · B DC

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Colour values

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