All About Color #BC99DB

#BC99DB

About #BC99DB

#BC99DB is a light purple color with the hex code #BC99DB. In RGB it is red 188, green 153, blue 219; in HSL it is hue 272°, saturation 48%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 14%, 30%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.41:1 on white and 8.72:1 on black.

#BC99DB Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 99, DB
CMYK14.16%, 30.14%, 0.00%, 14.12%
RGB Decimal188, 153, 219
HSL272°, 48%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 231, 333
HSV (HSB)271.82°, 30.14%, 85.88%
RGB Binary10111100, 10011001, 11011011
CIE-L*AB68.45, 25.44, -28.72
RGB Percent73.73%, 60.00%, 85.88%
CIE-L*CH68.45, 38.36, 311.54
XYZ44.92, 38.59, 72.10
CIE-L*UV68.45, 14.28, -48.85
xyY0.29, 0.25, 38.59
Hunter-Lab62.12, 20.36, -25.33
RYB73.73%, 60.00%, 85.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC99DB on a dark background: contrast 8.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC99DB on a light background: contrast 2.41:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC99DB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BC99DB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BC99DB · #E9DDF3 · #9055C3 · #B8DB99 · #E7F3DD

Analogous palette

#99B8DB · #9B99DB · #BC99DB · #DB99D9 · #DB99B8

Triadic palette

#BC99DB · #DBBC99 · #99DBBC · #E9DDF3 · #F3E9DD

Tetradic palette

#BC99DB · #DB9B99 · #B8DB99 · #99D9DB · #9055C3

Monochromatic palette

#7139A2 · #9760C7 · #BC99DB · #E1D2EF · #F3ECF8

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