Recognised as Colour

#BCACB5

#BCACB5
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BCACB5 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 172, 181 and HSL 326°, 11%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BCACB5#BCACB5

HEX#BCACB5

RGBrgb(188, 172, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6745, 0.7098

RGB percentages73.7%, 67.5%, 71%

HSLhsl(326.3, 10.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(326.3, 8.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 3.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,364,981

CSS custom property--colour: #BCACB5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness178 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0

Inverted#43534A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ADAFB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B0B1B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Tritanopia#BEACAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 8.2 Silver · ΔE 9.7 Thistle · ΔE 12.1 Light grey · ΔE 14.8 Rosy brown · ΔE 15.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ACBCB3

Analogous#BBACBC, #BCACAD

Triadic#B5BCAC, #ACB5BC

Split complementary#ADBCAC, #ACBCBB

Tetradic#BCBBAC, #ACBCB3, #ACADBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAE4E7

Lighter +10%#D3C8CE

Darker −10%#A5909C

Darker −20%#8E7483

Darker −30%#735C69

Darker −40%#56464F

More saturated +25%#CF99B7

Less saturated −25%#B4B4B4

Channel breakdown

R188

G172

B181

Red188 (73.7%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue326.25°

Saturation (HSL)10.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G AC · B B5

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BCaCB5 (chemical formula)

Formula
116.949 g/mol
8 atoms

BCaCB5 has a molar mass of 116.949 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 6 × B, 1 × Ca, 1 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass116.949 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.9419838 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram5.1493735 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B55.5%

Ca34.3%

C10.3%

Boron (B × 6)64.86 g/mol, 55.46%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 34.27%

Carbon (C)12.011 g/mol, 10.27%

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