Recognised as Colour
#BCB1C0
- #BCB1C0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Thistle
#BCB1C0 is a violet with RGB values 188, 177, 192 and HSL 284°, 11%, 72%. 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
#BCB1C0#BCB1C0
HEX#BCB1C0
RGBrgb(188, 177, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6941, 0.7529
RGB percentages73.7%, 69.4%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(284, 10.6%, 72.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284, 7.8%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 7.8%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,272
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB1C0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.1 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#434E3F
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#B5C0B1
Analogous#B4B1C0, #C0B1BC
Triadic#C0BCB1, #B1C0BC
Split complementary#BCC0B1, #B1C0B4
Tetradic#C0B4B1, #B5C0B1, #B1BCC0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G177
B192
Red188 (73.7%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue284°
Saturation (HSL)10.64%
Lightness72.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G B1 · B C0
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