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Recognised as Colour

#BC06F5

  • #BC06F5
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC06F5 is a violet with RGB values 188, 6, 245 and HSL 286°, 95%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC06F5#BC06F5
HEX#BC06F5
RGBrgb(188, 6, 245)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0235, 0.9608
RGB percentages73.7%, 2.4%, 96.1%
HSLhsl(285.7, 95.2%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.7, 97.6%, 96.1%)
CMYK23.3%, 97.6%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,322,549
CSS custom property--colour: #BC06F5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#43F90A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006CFAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B65891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Fuchsia · ΔE 21.2Magenta · ΔE 21.2Dark orchid · ΔE 26.5Medium blue · ΔE 35.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 14.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3FF506
Analogous#4406F5, #F506B7
Triadic#F5BC06, #06F5BC
Split complementary#B7F506, #06F544
Tetradic#F54406, #3FF506, #06B7F5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C9FE
Lighter +30%#E498FC
Lighter +20%#D866FB
Lighter +10%#CB34FA
Darker −10%#9605C3
Darker −20%#700491
Darker −30%#490260
Darker −40%#23012E
More saturated +25%#BF00FB
Less saturated −25%#AC25D6

Channel breakdown

R188
G6
B245
Red188 (73.7%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue245 (96.1%)
Hue285.69°
Saturation (HSL)95.22%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 06 · B F5

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