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Recognised as Colour

#BC01EC

  • #BC01EC
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC01EC is a violet with RGB values 188, 1, 236 and HSL 288°, 99%, 46%. 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

#BC01EC#BC01EC
HEX#BC01EC
RGBrgb(188, 1, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0039, 0.9255
RGB percentages73.7%, 0.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(287.7, 99.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287.7, 99.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK20.3%, 99.6%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,321,260
CSS custom property--colour: #BC01EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#43FE13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8528Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Fuchsia · ΔE 20.2Magenta · ΔE 20.2Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Medium orchid · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31EC01
Analogous#4601EC, #EC01A7
Triadic#ECBC01, #01ECBC
Split complementary#A6EC01, #01EC47
Tetradic#EC4601, #31EC01, #01A7EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1BAFF
Lighter +30%#E688FE
Lighter +20%#DC55FE
Lighter +10%#D122FE
Darker −10%#9401B9
Darker −20%#6B0186
Darker −30%#430054
Darker −40%#1A0021
More saturated +25%#BD00ED
Less saturated −25%#AA1FCE

Channel breakdown

R188
G1
B236
Red188 (73.7%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue287.74°
Saturation (HSL)99.16%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 01 · B EC

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