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Recognised as Colour

#BC33E2

  • #BC33E2
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC33E2 is a violet with RGB values 188, 51, 226 and HSL 287°, 75%, 54%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

#BC33E2#BC33E2
HEX#BC33E2
RGBrgb(188, 51, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2, 0.8863
RGB percentages73.7%, 20%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(287, 75.1%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 77.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK16.8%, 77.4%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,334,050
CSS custom property--colour: #BC33E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.71:1
Contrast with white4.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#43CC1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006FE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#387BDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BA5B8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.4Dark violet · ΔE 13.8Blue violet · ΔE 16.5Medium orchid · ΔE 21.9Fuchsia · ΔE 25Magenta · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)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#59E233
Analogous#6433E2, #E233B1
Triadic#E2BC33, #33E2BC
Split complementary#B0E233, #33E265
Tetradic#E26533, #59E233, #33B1E2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7E6FB
Lighter +30%#E8B9F5
Lighter +20%#D98CEF
Lighter +10%#CB60E8
Darker −10%#A11CC6
Darker −20%#7D1699
Darker −30%#580F6D
Darker −40%#340940
More saturated +25%#CC16FF
Less saturated −25%#AC50C5

Channel breakdown

R188
G51
B226
Red188 (73.7%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue286.97°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 33 · B E2

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