Recognised as Colour

#BC9CBD

#BC9CBD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Thistle

#BC9CBD is a magenta with RGB values 188, 156, 189 and HSL 298°, 20%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#BC9CBD

RGBrgb(188, 156, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6118, 0.7412

RGB percentages73.7%, 61.2%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(298.2, 20%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(298.2, 17.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK0.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,360,893

CSS custom property--colour: #BC9CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1

Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#436342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9AA4BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A1A7BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BE9FA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 13.2 Plum · ΔE 18.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Dark grey · ΔE 21.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 21.7 Pink · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 13.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9DBD9C

Analogous#AC9CBD, #BD9CAD

Triadic#BDBC9C, #9CBDBC

Split complementary#AEBD9C, #9CBDAC

Tetradic#BDAC9C, #9DBD9C, #9CADBD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF8FA

Lighter +20%#E5D9E6

Lighter +10%#D1BBD1

Darker −10%#A77DA9

Darker −20%#906192

Darker −30%#724D73

Darker −40%#543855

More saturated +25%#CF87D2

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R188

G156

B189

Red188 (73.7%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue298.18°

Saturation (HSL)20%

Lightness67.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 9C · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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