Colour
#BCACDD
- #BCACDD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCACDD is a violet with RGB values 188, 172, 221 and HSL 260°, 42%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCACDD#BCACDD
HEX#BCACDD
RGBrgb(188, 172, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6745, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(259.6, 41.9%, 77.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.6, 22.2%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.9%, 22.2%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,021
CSS custom property--colour: #BCACDD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.08:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#435322
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.08:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CDDDAC
Analogous#ACB4DD, #D5ACDD
Triadic#DDBCAC, #ACDDBC
Split complementary#DDD5AC, #B4DDAC
Tetradic#DDACB4, #CDDDAC, #ACDDD5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G172
B221
Red188 (73.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue259.59°
Saturation (HSL)41.88%
Lightness77.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G AC · B DD
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