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Recognised as Colour

#BC9EAF

  • #BC9EAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC9EAF is a magenta with RGB values 188, 158, 175 and HSL 326°, 18%, 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 Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC9EAF#BC9EAF
HEX#BC9EAF
RGBrgb(188, 158, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6196, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.7%, 62%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(326, 18.3%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326, 16%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 6.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,391
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9EAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.65:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#436150

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA4B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A8AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C09EA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.3 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 text8.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.6Thistle · ΔE 12.7Dark grey · ΔE 14.8Silver · ΔE 17.5Pink · ΔE 20.1Gray · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9EBCAB
Analogous#BA9EBC, #BC9EA0
Triadic#AFBC9E, #9EAFBC
Split complementary#A0BC9E, #9EBCBA
Tetradic#BCBA9E, #9EBCAB, #9EA0BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF8FA
Lighter +20%#E6DAE1
Lighter +10%#D1BCC8
Darker −10%#A78096
Darker −20%#90647D
Darker −30%#724F63
Darker −40%#543A49
More saturated +25%#D18AB2
Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R188
G158
B175
Red188 (73.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue326°
Saturation (HSL)18.29%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9E · B AF

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