Recognised as Colour
#BCABDC
- #BCABDC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCABDC is a violet with RGB values 188, 171, 220 and HSL 261°, 41%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCABDC#BCABDC
HEX#BCABDC
RGBrgb(188, 171, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.8627
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(260.8, 41.2%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(260.8, 22.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK14.5%, 22.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,764
CSS custom property--colour: #BCABDC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.3 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#B2B2B2
Inverted#435423
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBDCAB
Analogous#ABB2DC, #D5ABDC
Triadic#DCBCAB, #ABDCBC
Split complementary#DCD4AB, #B3DCAB
Tetradic#DCABB2, #CBDCAB, #ABDCD5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G171
B220
Red188 (73.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue260.82°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B DC
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