Colour
#BCA9BB
- #BCA9BB
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCA9BB is a magenta with RGB values 188, 169, 187 and HSL 303°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCA9BB#BCA9BB
HEX#BCA9BB
RGBrgb(188, 169, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6627, 0.7333
RGB percentages73.7%, 66.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(303.2, 12.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(303.2, 10.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 0.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,219
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA9BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42655WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.53:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#435644
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9BCAA
Analogous#B4A9BC, #BCA9B1
Triadic#BBBCA9, #A9BBBC
Split complementary#B1BCA9, #A9BCB4
Tetradic#BCB4A9, #A9BCAA, #A9B1BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G169
B187
Red188 (73.7%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue303.16°
Saturation (HSL)12.42%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A9 · B BB
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