Recognised as Colour
#BCAECD
- #BCAECD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCAECD is a violet with RGB values 188, 174, 205 and HSL 267°, 24%, 74%. 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
#BCAECD#BCAECD
HEX#BCAECD
RGBrgb(188, 174, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6824, 0.8039
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.2%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(267.1, 23.7%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.1, 15.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK8.3%, 15.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,517
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAECD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.07:1
Contrast with white2.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#435132
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 text10.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BFCDAE
Analogous#AEB0CD, #CCAECD
Triadic#CDBCAE, #AECDBC
Split complementary#CDCCAE, #B0CDAE
Tetradic#CDAEB0, #BFCDAE, #AECDCC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G174
B205
Red188 (73.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue267.1°
Saturation (HSL)23.66%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G AE · B CD
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