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Recognised as Colour

#BC16E4

  • #BC16E4
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC16E4 is a violet with RGB values 188, 22, 228 and HSL 288°, 82%, 49%. 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

#BC16E4#BC16E4
HEX#BC16E4
RGBrgb(188, 22, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0863, 0.8941
RGB percentages73.7%, 8.6%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(288.3, 82.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.3, 90.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK17.5%, 90.4%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,326,628
CSS custom property--colour: #BC16E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.5 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#484848
Inverted#43E91B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2077E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BA5187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 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 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 16.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6Fuchsia · ΔE 20.8Magenta · ΔE 20.8Medium orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EE416
Analogous#5516E4, #E416A5
Triadic#E4BC16, #16E4BC
Split complementary#A5E416, #16E455
Tetradic#E45516, #3EE416, #16A5E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1CCFA
Lighter +30%#E49DF6
Lighter +20%#D86FF1
Lighter +10%#CB40ED
Darker −10%#9612B5
Darker −20%#6F0D87
Darker −30%#490958
Darker −40%#23042A
More saturated +25%#C900FA
Less saturated −25%#A935C5

Channel breakdown

R188
G22
B228
Red188 (73.7%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue288.35°
Saturation (HSL)82.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 16 · B E4

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