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Recognised as Colour

#BCA7EA

  • #BCA7EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BCA7EA is a violet with RGB values 188, 167, 234 and HSL 259°, 61%, 79%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BCA7EA#BCA7EA
HEX#BCA7EA
RGBrgb(188, 167, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6549, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(258.8, 61.5%, 78.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(258.8, 28.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 28.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,754
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA7EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#435815

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#98B2EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9BB1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B4B1BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Thistle · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.2Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 30.4Steel blue · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5EAA7
Analogous#A7B3EA, #DEA7EA
Triadic#EABCA7, #A7EABC
Split complementary#EADEA7, #B3EAA7
Tetradic#EAA7B3, #D5EAA7, #A7EADE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FBF9FE
Lighter +10%#DBD0F4
Darker −10%#9D7EE0
Darker −20%#7D55D6
Darker −30%#6030C8
Darker −40%#4C269F
More saturated +25%#B799F8
Less saturated −25%#C1B5DC

Channel breakdown

R188
G167
B234
Red188 (73.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue258.81°
Saturation (HSL)61.47%
Lightness78.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G A7 · B EA

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