Colour

#BC99E1

#BC99E1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC99E1 is a violet with RGB values 188, 153, 225 and HSL 269°, 55%, 74%. 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

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HEX#BC99E1

RGBrgb(188, 153, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6, 0.8824

RGB percentages73.7%, 60%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(269.2, 54.5%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(269.2, 32%, 88.2%)

CMYK16.4%, 32%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,360,161

CSS custom property--colour: #BC99E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.78:1

Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6

Inverted#43661E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8BA6E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A8DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B7A3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.2 Medium purple · ΔE 25.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.7 Thistle · ΔE 28.6 Orchid · ΔE 29.3 Violet · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEE199

Analogous#999AE1, #E099E1

Triadic#E1BC99, #99E1BC

Split complementary#E1E099, #9AE199

Tetradic#E1999A, #BEE199, #99E1E0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F0E8F8

Lighter +10%#D6C0ED

Darker −10%#A272D5

Darker −20%#884ACA

Darker −30%#6F33AE

Darker −40%#562886

More saturated +25%#BC89F2

Less saturated −25%#BCAAD1

Channel breakdown

R188

G153

B225

Red188 (73.7%)

Green153 (60%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue269.17°

Saturation (HSL)54.55%

Lightness74.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 99 · B E1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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