Recognised as Colour
#BC9ABB
- #BC9ABB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BC9ABB is a magenta with RGB values 188, 154, 187 and HSL 302°, 20%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BC9ABB#BC9ABB
HEX#BC9ABB
RGBrgb(188, 154, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6039, 0.7333
RGB percentages73.7%, 60.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(301.8, 20.2%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.8, 18.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 0.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,360,379
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9ABB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#436544
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9ABC9B
Analogous#AC9ABC, #BC9AAA
Triadic#BBBC9A, #9ABBBC
Split complementary#AABC9A, #9ABCAC
Tetradic#BCAC9A, #9ABC9B, #9AAABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G154
B187
Red188 (73.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue301.76°
Saturation (HSL)20.24%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9A · B BB
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