Colour
#BCA8B7
- #BCA8B7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCA8B7 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 168, 183 and HSL 315°, 13%, 70%. 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
#BCA8B7#BCA8B7
HEX#BCA8B7
RGBrgb(188, 168, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.7176
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(315, 13%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 10.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.6%, 2.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,959
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA8B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#435748
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8BCAD
Analogous#B7A8BC, #BCA8AD
Triadic#B7BCA8, #A8B7BC
Split complementary#ADBCA8, #A8BCB7
Tetradic#BCB7A8, #A8BCAD, #A8ADBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G168
B183
Red188 (73.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)12.99%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B B7
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