Colour
#BCAED9
- #BCAED9
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCAED9 is a violet with RGB values 188, 174, 217 and HSL 260°, 36%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#BCAED9#BCAED9
HEX#BCAED9
RGBrgb(188, 174, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6824, 0.851
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.2%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(259.5, 36.1%, 76.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(259.5, 19.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK13.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,529
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAED9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.19:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#435126
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CBD9AE
Analogous#AEB5D9, #D2AED9
Triadic#D9BCAE, #AED9BC
Split complementary#D9D2AE, #B5D9AE
Tetradic#D9AEB5, #CBD9AE, #AED9D2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G174
B217
Red188 (73.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue259.53°
Saturation (HSL)36.13%
Lightness76.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G AE · B D9
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