Recognised as Colour

#BC4CD6

#BC4CD6
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC4CD6 is a violet with RGB values 188, 76, 214 and HSL 289°, 63%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC4CD6#BC4CD6

HEX#BC4CD6

RGBrgb(188, 76, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.298, 0.8392

RGB percentages73.7%, 29.8%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(288.7, 62.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.7, 64.5%, 83.9%)

CMYK12.1%, 64.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,340,438

CSS custom property--colour: #BC4CD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1

Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#43B329

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2176DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5681D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BC648Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 13.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.1 Violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 23.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#66D64C

Analogous#774CD6, #D64CAB

Triadic#D6BC4C, #4CD6BC

Split complementary#ABD64C, #4CD677

Tetradic#D6774C, #66D64C, #4CABD6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF2FC

Lighter +30%#EBC8F3

Lighter +20%#DB9FE9

Lighter +10%#CC75E0

Darker −10%#A62DC2

Darker −20%#832399

Darker −30%#5F1A6F

Darker −40%#3C1046

More saturated +25%#CD30F2

Less saturated −25%#AB67BB

Channel breakdown

R188

G76

B214

Red188 (73.7%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue288.7°

Saturation (HSL)62.73%

Lightness56.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 4C · B D6

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BC4Cd6 (chemical formula)

Formula
733.314 g/mol
11 atoms

BC4Cd6 has a molar mass of 733.314 g/mol, made up of 11 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 4 × C, 6 × Cd.

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Molar mass

Molar mass733.314 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule11

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.2176965 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram8.2122266 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B1.5%

C6.6%

Cd92%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.474%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 6.552%

Cadmium (Cd × 6)674.46 g/mol, 91.974%

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