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Recognised as Colour

#BCA8FD

  • #BCA8FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BCA8FD is a blue with RGB values 188, 168, 253 and HSL 254°, 96%, 83%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BCA8FD#BCA8FD
HEX#BCA8FD
RGBrgb(188, 168, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6588, 0.9922
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(254.1, 95.5%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 33.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK25.7%, 33.6%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,029
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA8FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#435702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#92B5FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#94B3FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.5 from the original
Tritanopia#AEB6C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 31.3Violet · ΔE 31.9Orchid · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 19.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9FDA8
Analogous#A8BEFD, #E6A8FD
Triadic#FDBCA8, #A8FDBC
Split complementary#FDE6A8, #BEFDA8
Tetradic#FDA8BE, #E9FDA8, #A8FDE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E2DAFE
Darker −10%#9676FC
Darker −20%#6F44FB
Darker −30%#4912FA
Darker −40%#3605D4
More saturated +25%#BBA6FF
Less saturated −25%#C2B3F2

Channel breakdown

R188
G168
B253
Red188 (73.7%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue254.12°
Saturation (HSL)95.51%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G A8 · B FD

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