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Recognised as Colour

#BC24DF

  • #BC24DF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC24DF is a violet with RGB values 188, 36, 223 and HSL 289°, 75%, 51%. 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

#BC24DF#BC24DF
HEX#BC24DF
RGBrgb(188, 36, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1412, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.7%, 14.1%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(288.8, 74.5%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 83.9%, 87.5%)
CMYK15.7%, 83.9%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,330,207
CSS custom property--colour: #BC24DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17281WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#43DB20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Deuteranopia#3278DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BB5386no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 14.8Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Fuchsia · ΔE 22.7Magenta · ΔE 22.7Medium orchid · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47DF24
Analogous#5E24DF, #DF24A5
Triadic#DFBC24, #24DFBC
Split complementary#A5DF24, #24DF5E
Tetradic#DF5E24, #47DF24, #24A5DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2D6F9
Lighter +30%#E5A9F3
Lighter +20%#D77DEC
Lighter +10%#CA50E6
Darker −10%#981BB5
Darker −20%#731489
Darker −30%#4E0E5C
Darker −40%#280730
More saturated +25%#D005FE
Less saturated −25%#A843C0

Channel breakdown

R188
G36
B223
Red188 (73.7%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue288.77°
Saturation (HSL)74.5%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 24 · B DF

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