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Recognised as Colour

#BC0AFF

  • #BC0AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC0AFF is a violet with RGB values 188, 10, 255 and HSL 284°, 100%, 52%. 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

#BC0AFF#BC0AFF
HEX#BC0AFF
RGBrgb(188, 10, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0392, 1
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(283.6, 100%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.6, 96.1%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 96.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,583
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#43F500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0079FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67 from the original
Tritanopia#B35E97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Fuchsia · ΔE 23Magenta · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2Medium blue · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 17.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4DFF0A
Analogous#410AFF, #FF0AC8
Triadic#FFBC0A, #0AFFBC
Split complementary#C8FF0A, #0AFF41
Tetradic#FF410A, #4DFF0A, #0AC8FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4D6FF
Lighter +30%#E6A3FF
Lighter +20%#D870FF
Lighter +10%#CA3DFF
Darker −10%#9B00D6
Darker −20%#7600A3
Darker −30%#510070
Darker −40%#2C003D
More saturated +25%#BC0AFF
Less saturated −25%#AE29E0

Channel breakdown

R188
G10
B255
Red188 (73.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue283.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 0A · B FF

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