All About Color #BC9BD9

#BC9BD9

About #BC9BD9

#BC9BD9 is a light purple color with the hex code #BC9BD9. In RGB it is red 188, green 155, blue 217; in HSL it is hue 272°, saturation 45%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 13%, 29%, 0%, 15%. Its contrast ratio is 2.38:1 on white and 8.83:1 on black.

#BC9BD9 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 9B, D9
CMYK13.36%, 28.57%, 0.00%, 14.90%
RGB Decimal188, 155, 217
HSL272°, 45%, 73%
RGB Octal274, 233, 331
HSV (HSB)271.94°, 28.57%, 85.10%
RGB Binary10111100, 10011011, 11011001
CIE-L*AB68.86, 23.90, -26.99
RGB Percent73.73%, 60.78%, 85.10%
CIE-L*CH68.86, 36.05, 311.52
XYZ44.98, 39.14, 70.83
CIE-L*UV68.86, 13.61, -45.85
xyY0.29, 0.25, 39.14
Hunter-Lab62.57, 18.85, -23.33
RYB73.73%, 60.78%, 85.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC9BD9 on a dark background: contrast 8.83:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC9BD9 on a light background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC9BD9, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC9BD9 · #E9DEF2 · #9059C0 · #B8D99B · #E7F2DE

Analogous palette

#9BB8D9 · #9D9BD9 · #BC9BD9 · #D99BD7 · #D99BB8

Triadic palette

#BC9BD9 · #D9BC9B · #9BD9BC · #E9DEF2 · #F2E9DE

Tetradic palette

#BC9BD9 · #D99D9B · #B8D99B · #9BD7D9 · #9059C0

Monochromatic palette

#713C9F · #9764C4 · #BC9BD9 · #E1D3EE · #F3EDF8

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