Colour

#BC2FE1

#BC2FE1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC2FE1 is a violet with RGB values 188, 47, 225 and HSL 288°, 75%, 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

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HEX#BC2FE1

RGBrgb(188, 47, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1843, 0.8824

RGB percentages73.7%, 18.4%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(287.5, 74.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 79.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK16.4%, 79.1%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,333,025

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2FE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1

Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#43D01E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#367ADDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BB5889no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13 Dark violet · ΔE 13.3 Blue violet · ΔE 16.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.3 Magenta · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#54E12F

Analogous#632FE1, #E12FAD

Triadic#E1BC2F, #2FE1BC

Split complementary#ADE12F, #2FE163

Tetradic#E1632F, #54E12F, #2FADE1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F5E1FB

Lighter +30%#E7B5F4

Lighter +20%#D988EE

Lighter +10%#CA5CE7

Darker −10%#9F1CC1

Darker −20%#7A1595

Darker −30%#560F68

Darker −40%#31093B

More saturated +25%#CD11FF

Less saturated −25%#AB4DC3

Channel breakdown

R188

G47

B225

Red188 (73.7%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue287.53°

Saturation (HSL)74.79%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 2F · B E1

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Colour values

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