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Colour

#BC26F2

  • #BC26F2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC26F2 is a violet with RGB values 188, 38, 242 and HSL 284°, 89%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC26F2#BC26F2
HEX#BC26F2
RGBrgb(188, 38, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.149, 0.949
RGB percentages73.7%, 14.9%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(284.1, 88.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(284.1, 84.3%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.3%, 84.3%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,330,738
CSS custom property--colour: #BC26F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#43D90D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#007AEEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66 from the original
Tritanopia#B75D92no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.8Blue violet · ΔE 14.9Dark orchid · ΔE 20.8Fuchsia · ΔE 21.8Magenta · ΔE 21.8Medium orchid · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5CF226
Analogous#5626F2, #F226C2
Triadic#F2BC26, #26F2BC
Split complementary#C2F226, #26F256
Tetradic#F25626, #5CF226, #26C2F2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E6FE
Lighter +30%#E9B6FB
Lighter +20%#DA86F8
Lighter +10%#CB56F5
Darker −10%#A20DD8
Darker −20%#7E0AA8
Darker −30%#5A0778
Darker −40%#360448
More saturated +25%#C219FF
Less saturated −25%#AE43D5

Channel breakdown

R188
G38
B242
Red188 (73.7%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue284.12°
Saturation (HSL)88.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 26 · B F2

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