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Recognised as Colour

#BC9DD0

  • #BC9DD0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BC9DD0 is a violet with RGB values 188, 157, 208 and HSL 276°, 35%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC9DD0#BC9DD0
HEX#BC9DD0
RGBrgb(188, 157, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6157, 0.8157
RGB percentages73.7%, 61.6%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(276.5, 35.2%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.5, 24.5%, 81.6%)
CMYK9.6%, 24.5%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,168
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9DD0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.87:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#43622F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#95A7D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9CA9CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BAA3AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.4Thistle · ΔE 18.4Light steelblue · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Rosy brown · ΔE 29.2Pink · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B1D09D
Analogous#A39DD0, #D09DCA
Triadic#D0BC9D, #9DD0BC
Split complementary#CAD09D, #9DD0A3
Tetradic#D0A39D, #B1D09D, #9DCAD0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EBE2F1
Lighter +10%#D4BFE1
Darker −10%#A47BBF
Darker −20%#8D58AF
Darker −30%#72458F
Darker −40%#57346D
More saturated +25%#C08BE2
Less saturated −25%#B8AFBE

Channel breakdown

R188
G157
B208
Red188 (73.7%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue276.47°
Saturation (HSL)35.17%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 9D · B D0

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