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Recognised as Colour

#BCA8F0

  • #BCA8F0
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BCA8F0 is a violet with RGB values 188, 168, 240 and HSL 257°, 71%, 80%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BCA8F0#BCA8F0
HEX#BCA8F0
RGBrgb(188, 168, 240)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.9412
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 94.1%
HSLhsl(256.7, 70.6%, 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(256.7, 30%, 94.1%)
CMYK21.7%, 30%, 0%, 5.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,016
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA8F0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10:1
Contrast with white2.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#43570F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#97B3F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#9AB2EEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B2B4C2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.1:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 23Thistle · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.8Light steelblue · ΔE 29.9Steel blue · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCF0A8
Analogous#A8B8F0, #E0A8F0
Triadic#F0BCA8, #A8F0BC
Split complementary#F0E0A8, #B8F0A8
Tetradic#F0A8B8, #DCF0A8, #A8F0E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DED4F8
Darker −10%#9B7CE9
Darker −20%#7951E1
Darker −30%#5825DA
Darker −40%#461EAE
More saturated +25%#B69BFD
Less saturated −25%#C2B5E3

Channel breakdown

R188
G168
B240
Red188 (73.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue240 (94.1%)
Hue256.67°
Saturation (HSL)70.59%
Lightness80%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B F0

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