Colour

#BC49E5

#BC49E5
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC49E5 is a violet with RGB values 188, 73, 229 and HSL 284°, 75%, 59%. 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 orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC49E5

RGBrgb(188, 73, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2863, 0.898

RGB percentages73.7%, 28.6%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(284.2, 75%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(284.2, 68.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK17.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,339,685

CSS custom property--colour: #BC49E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#43B61A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0078EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53 from the original

Deuteranopia#4782E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B96892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 14.4 Blue violet · ΔE 19.6 Dark violet · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28 Dark magenta · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72E549

Analogous#6E49E5, #E549C0

Triadic#E5BC49, #49E5BC

Split complementary#C0E549, #49E56E

Tetradic#E56E49, #72E549, #49C0E5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFF

Lighter +30%#EDCFF8

Lighter +20%#DDA2F2

Lighter +10%#CC76EB

Darker −10%#AA1FDC

Darker −20%#8819AF

Darker −30%#651382

Darker −40%#420C56

More saturated +25%#C82FFF

Less saturated −25%#B063CB

Channel breakdown

R188

G73

B229

Red188 (73.7%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue284.23°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 49 · B E5

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