Recognised as Colour
#BCAAB5
- #BCAAB5
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCAAB5 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 170, 181 and HSL 323°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCAAB5#BCAAB5
HEX#BCAAB5
RGBrgb(188, 170, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6667, 0.7098
RGB percentages73.7%, 66.7%, 71%
HSLhsl(323.3, 11.8%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(323.3, 9.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 3.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,469
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAAB5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42777WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#43554A
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 text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AABCB1
Analogous#BAAABC, #BCAAAC
Triadic#B5BCAA, #AAB5BC
Split complementary#ACBCAA, #AABCBA
Tetradic#BCBAAA, #AABCB1, #AAACBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G170
B181
Red188 (73.7%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue323.33°
Saturation (HSL)11.84%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AA · B B5
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