Colour

#BC9CF1

#BC9CF1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC9CF1 is a violet with RGB values 188, 156, 241 and HSL 263°, 75%, 78%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BC9CF1

RGBrgb(188, 156, 241)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6118, 0.9451

RGB percentages73.7%, 61.2%, 94.5%

HSLhsl(262.6, 75.2%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(262.6, 35.3%, 94.5%)

CMYK22%, 35.3%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,360,945

CSS custom property--colour: #BC9CF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.16:1

Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9

Inverted#43630E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88ABF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#8EABEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B3AABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 17.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7 Violet · ΔE 27.7 Orchid · ΔE 27.9 Slate blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D1F19C

Analogous#9CA6F1, #E79CF1

Triadic#F1BC9C, #9CF1BC

Split complementary#F1E79C, #A6F19C

Tetradic#F19CA6, #D1F19C, #9CF1E7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8F5FE

Lighter +10%#DAC9F7

Darker −10%#9E6FEB

Darker −20%#8043E4

Darker −30%#631ED6

Darker −40%#4F18A9

More saturated +25%#B98EFF

Less saturated −25%#BFAAE3

Channel breakdown

R188

G156

B241

Red188 (73.7%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue241 (94.5%)

Hue262.59°

Saturation (HSL)75.22%

Lightness77.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 9C · B F1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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