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Recognised as Colour

#BC2FDD

  • #BC2FDD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC2FDD is a violet with RGB values 188, 47, 221 and HSL 289°, 72%, 53%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#BC2FDD#BC2FDD
HEX#BC2FDD
RGBrgb(188, 47, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1843, 0.8667
RGB percentages73.7%, 18.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(288.6, 71.9%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(288.6, 78.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK14.9%, 78.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,333,021
CSS custom property--colour: #BC2FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17945WCAG 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 backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#43D022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B7AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Tritanopia#BC5687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.1Dark violet · ΔE 14.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2Fuchsia · ΔE 25.1Magenta · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#50DD2F
Analogous#652FDD, #DD2FA7
Triadic#DDBC2F, #2FDDBC
Split complementary#A7DD2F, #2FDD65
Tetradic#DD652F, #50DD2F, #2FA7DD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4DEFA
Lighter +30%#E6B3F2
Lighter +20%#D887EB
Lighter +10%#CA5BE4
Darker −10%#9D1EBB
Darker −20%#78178F
Darker −30%#531063
Darker −40%#2E0937
More saturated +25%#CF11FB
Less saturated −25%#A94DBF

Channel breakdown

R188
G47
B221
Red188 (73.7%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue288.62°
Saturation (HSL)71.9%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 2F · B DD

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