Recognised as Colour

#BC9DEB

#BC9DEB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC9DEB is a violet with RGB values 188, 157, 235 and HSL 264°, 66%, 77%. 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

#BC9DEB#BC9DEB

HEX#BC9DEB

RGBrgb(188, 157, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6157, 0.9216

RGB percentages73.7%, 61.6%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(263.8, 66.1%, 76.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.8, 33.2%, 92.2%)

CMYK20%, 33.2%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,361,195

CSS custom property--colour: #BC9DEB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40803WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness177 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#436214

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CABEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#92ABE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B4A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 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 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 23.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9 Orchid · ΔE 29.5 Violet · ΔE 29.7 Thistle · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCEB9D

Analogous#9DA5EB, #E39DEB

Triadic#EBBC9D, #9DEBBC

Split complementary#EBE39D, #A5EB9D

Tetradic#EB9DA5, #CCEB9D, #9DEBE3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F6F2FC

Lighter +10%#D9C7F4

Darker −10%#9F73E2

Darker −20%#8248DA

Darker −30%#6729C6

Darker −40%#51209C

More saturated +25%#B98EFA

Less saturated −25%#BFACDC

Channel breakdown

R188

G157

B235

Red188 (73.7%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue263.85°

Saturation (HSL)66.1%

Lightness76.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 9D · B EB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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