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Recognised as Colour

#BC9EC6

  • #BC9EC6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Thistle

#BC9EC6 is a violet with RGB values 188, 158, 198 and HSL 285°, 26%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

#BC9EC6#BC9EC6
HEX#BC9EC6
RGBrgb(188, 158, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6196, 0.7765
RGB percentages73.7%, 62%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(285, 26%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 20.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK5.1%, 20.2%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,414
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#436139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A6C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A9C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BCA2ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 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 text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 14.2Plum · ΔE 15.9Light steelblue · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 23.6Dark grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A8C69E
Analogous#A89EC6, #C69EBC
Triadic#C6BC9E, #9EC6BC
Split complementary#BCC69E, #9EC6A8
Tetradic#C6A89E, #A8C69E, #9EBCC6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFEFF
Lighter +20%#E8DEEC
Lighter +10%#D2BED9
Darker −10%#A67EB3
Darker −20%#8F5EA0
Darker −30%#734B80
Darker −40%#563860
More saturated +25%#C68BD9
Less saturated −25%#B2B1B3

Channel breakdown

R188
G158
B198
Red188 (73.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)25.97%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 9E · B C6

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