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Recognised as Colour

#BC3DDF

  • #BC3DDF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC3DDF is a violet with RGB values 188, 61, 223 and HSL 287°, 72%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BC3DDF#BC3DDF
HEX#BC3DDF
RGBrgb(188, 61, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2392, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.7%, 23.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(287, 71.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(287, 72.6%, 87.5%)
CMYK15.7%, 72.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,336,607
CSS custom property--colour: #BC3DDF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#43C220

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#437EDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BB5E8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Fuchsia · ΔE 28.3Magenta · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60DF3D
Analogous#6B3DDF, #DF3DB1
Triadic#DFBC3D, #3DDFBC
Split complementary#B1DF3D, #3DDF6B
Tetradic#DF6B3D, #60DF3D, #3DB1DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8ECFC
Lighter +30%#E9C0F5
Lighter +20%#DA95ED
Lighter +10%#CB69E6
Darker −10%#A421C8
Darker −20%#801A9C
Darker −30%#5C1370
Darker −40%#380B45
More saturated +25%#CC21FB
Less saturated −25%#AC59C3

Channel breakdown

R188
G61
B223
Red188 (73.7%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue287.04°
Saturation (HSL)71.68%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 3D · B DF

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