Recognised as Colour
#BCACCE
- #BCACCE
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCACCE is a violet with RGB values 188, 172, 206 and HSL 268°, 26%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCACCE#BCACCE
HEX#BCACCE
RGBrgb(188, 172, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6745, 0.8078
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(268.2, 25.8%, 74.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.2, 16.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK8.7%, 16.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,006
CSS custom property--colour: #BCACCE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44653WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.93:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#435331
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BECEAC
Analogous#ACADCE, #CDACCE
Triadic#CEBCAC, #ACCEBC
Split complementary#CECDAC, #ADCEAC
Tetradic#CEACAD, #BECEAC, #ACCECD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G172
B206
Red188 (73.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue268.24°
Saturation (HSL)25.76%
Lightness74.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G AC · B CE
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