Colour
#BCA5C8
- #BCA5C8
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCA5C8 is a violet with RGB values 188, 165, 200 and HSL 279°, 24%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCA5C8#BCA5C8
HEX#BCA5C8
RGBrgb(188, 165, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6471, 0.7843
RGB percentages73.7%, 64.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(279.4, 24.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.4, 17.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK6%, 17.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,208
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA5C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.35:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#435A37
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B1C8A5
Analogous#ABA5C8, #C8A5C2
Triadic#C8BCA5, #A5C8BC
Split complementary#C2C8A5, #A5C8AB
Tetradic#C8ABA5, #B1C8A5, #A5C2C8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G165
B200
Red188 (73.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue279.43°
Saturation (HSL)24.14%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G A5 · B C8
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