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Colour

#BC9BCA

  • #BC9BCA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BC9BCA is a violet with RGB values 188, 155, 202 and HSL 282°, 31%, 70%. 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

#BC9BCA#BC9BCA
HEX#BC9BCA
RGBrgb(188, 155, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6078, 0.7922
RGB percentages73.7%, 60.8%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(282.1, 30.7%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.1, 23.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK6.9%, 23.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,360,650
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#436435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A5CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA8C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BCA0ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.6 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 text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13Thistle · ΔE 17.4Light steelblue · ΔE 24.6Rosy brown · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Pink · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9CA9B
Analogous#A59BCA, #CA9BC0
Triadic#CABC9B, #9BCABC
Split complementary#C0CA9B, #9BCAA5
Tetradic#CAA59B, #A9CA9B, #9BC1CA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9DEED
Lighter +10%#D2BCDC
Darker −10%#A67AB8
Darker −20%#8F58A7
Darker −30%#734785
Darker −40%#563564
More saturated +25%#C488DD
Less saturated −25%#B4AEB7

Channel breakdown

R188
G155
B202
Red188 (73.7%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue282.13°
Saturation (HSL)30.72%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 9B · B CA

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