Colour

#BCAFB8

#BCAFB8
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#BCAFB8 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 175, 184 and HSL 318°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BCAFB8#BCAFB8

HEX#BCAFB8

RGBrgb(188, 175, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6863, 0.7216

RGB percentages73.7%, 68.6%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(318.5, 8.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(318.5, 6.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 6.9%, 2.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,365,752

CSS custom property--colour: #BCAFB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.96:1

Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2

Inverted#435047

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AFB1B8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B2B3B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BEAFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.8 Silver · ΔE 8.5 Thistle · ΔE 11.9 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Light steelblue · ΔE 15.5 Gainsboro · ΔE 16.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.76, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFBCB3

Analogous#BAAFBC, #BCAFB1

Triadic#B8BCAF, #AFB8BC

Split complementary#B1BCAF, #AFBCBA

Tetradic#BCBAAF, #AFBCB3, #AFB1BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAE7E9

Lighter +10%#D3CBD1

Darker −10%#A5939F

Darker −20%#8E7787

Darker −30%#72606D

Darker −40%#574852

More saturated +25%#CE9DBF

Less saturated −25%#B5B5B5

Channel breakdown

R188

G175

B184

Red188 (73.7%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue318.46°

Saturation (HSL)8.84%

Lightness71.18%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G AF · B B8

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BCaFB8 (chemical formula)

Formula
156.366 g/mol
11 atoms

BCaFB8 has a molar mass of 156.366 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 9 × B, 1 × Ca, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass156.366 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.5965185 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram3.8513109 × 10^21

Composition by mass

B62.2%

Ca25.6%

F12.1%

Boron (B × 9)97.29 g/mol, 62.219%

Calcium (Ca)40.078 g/mol, 25.631%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 12.15%

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