Colour

#BC00EE

#BC00EE
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark violet

#BC00EE is a violet with RGB values 188, 0, 238 and HSL 287°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC00EE#BC00EE

HEX#BC00EE

RGBrgb(188, 0, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.9333

RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(287.4, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.4, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK21%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,321,006

CSS custom property--colour: #BC00EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness130.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#393939

Inverted#43FF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0076EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B8538Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13 Blue violet · ΔE 17.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 20.4 Magenta · ΔE 20.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.3 Medium blue · ΔE 35.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32EE00

Analogous#4500EE, #EE00A9

Triadic#EEBC00, #00EEBC

Split complementary#A9EE00, #00EE45

Tetradic#EE4500, #32EE00, #00A9EE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1BBFF

Lighter +30%#E688FF

Lighter +20%#DB55FF

Lighter +10%#D122FF

Darker −10%#9400BB

Darker −20%#6B0088

Darker −30%#430055

Darker −40%#1B0022

More saturated +25%#BC00EE

Less saturated −25%#AB1ED0

Channel breakdown

R188

B238

Red188 (73.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue287.39°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B EE

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