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Recognised as Colour

#BC3AFF

  • #BC3AFF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC3AFF is a violet with RGB values 188, 58, 255 and HSL 280°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC3AFF#BC3AFF
HEX#BC3AFF
RGBrgb(188, 58, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2275, 1
RGB percentages73.7%, 22.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(279.6, 100%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279.6, 77.3%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 77.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,335,871
CSS custom property--colour: #BC3AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#43C500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0080FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B36B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 13.8Blue violet · ΔE 14Dark orchid · ΔE 21.2Fuchsia · ΔE 24.4Magenta · ΔE 24.4Medium orchid · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 13.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DFF3A
Analogous#5A3AFF, #FF3ADF
Triadic#FFBC3A, #3AFFBC
Split complementary#DFFF3A, #3AFF5A
Tetradic#FF5A3A, #7DFF3A, #3ADFFF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0D3FF
Lighter +20%#DFA0FF
Lighter +10%#CD6DFF
Darker −10%#AB07FF
Darker −20%#8B00D3
Darker −30%#6A00A0
Darker −40%#48006D
More saturated +25%#BC3AFF
Less saturated −25%#B453E6

Channel breakdown

R188
G58
B255
Red188 (73.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue279.59°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 3A · B FF

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