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Recognised as Colour

#BC05FF

  • #BC05FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC05FF is a violet with RGB values 188, 5, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC05FF#BC05FF
HEX#BC05FF
RGBrgb(188, 5, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0196, 1
RGB percentages73.7%, 2%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.9, 100%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.9, 98%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 98%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,322,303
CSS custom property--colour: #BC05FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.6:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#43FA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B35D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Fuchsia · ΔE 23.1Magenta · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6Medium blue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#48FF05
Analogous#3F05FF, #FF05C5
Triadic#FFBC05, #05FFBC
Split complementary#C5FF05, #05FF3F
Tetradic#FF3F05, #48FF05, #05C5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3D1FF
Lighter +30%#E59EFF
Lighter +20%#D76BFF
Lighter +10%#CA38FF
Darker −10%#9900D1
Darker −20%#74009E
Darker −30%#4E006B
Darker −40%#290038
More saturated +25%#BC05FF
Less saturated −25%#AE24E0

Channel breakdown

R188
G5
B255
Red188 (73.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.92°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 05 · B FF

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