Colour
#BCAFB9
- #BCAFB9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCAFB9 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 175, 185 and HSL 314°, 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
#BCAFB9#BCAFB9
HEX#BCAFB9
RGBrgb(188, 175, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6863, 0.7255
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.6%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(313.8, 8.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.8, 6.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 1.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,753
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAFB9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44854WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.97:1
Contrast with white2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#435046
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 text9.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFBCB2
Analogous#B9AFBC, #BCAFB2
Triadic#B9BCAF, #AFB9BC
Split complementary#B2BCAF, #AFBCB9
Tetradic#BCB9AF, #AFBCB2, #AFB2BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G175
B185
Red188 (73.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue313.85°
Saturation (HSL)8.84%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AF · B B9
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