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Recognised as Colour

#BC4DF8

  • #BC4DF8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC4DF8 is a violet with RGB values 188, 77, 248 and HSL 279°, 92%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BC4DF8#BC4DF8
HEX#BC4DF8
RGBrgb(188, 77, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.302, 0.9725
RGB percentages73.7%, 30.2%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(278.9, 92.4%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 69%, 97.3%)
CMYK24.2%, 69%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,340,728
CSS custom property--colour: #BC4DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#43B207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3485F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B4729Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14Blue violet · ΔE 15.2Dark violet · ΔE 16.9Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Fuchsia · ΔE 28.9Magenta · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#89F84D
Analogous#664DF8, #F84DDF
Triadic#F8BC4D, #4DF8BC
Split complementary#DFF84D, #4DF866
Tetradic#F8664D, #89F84D, #4DDFF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E0FE
Lighter +20%#E1AFFC
Lighter +10%#CE7EFA
Darker −10%#AA1CF6
Darker −20%#8E08D7
Darker −30%#6E07A5
Darker −40%#4D0574
More saturated +25%#BE46FF
Less saturated −25%#B564E1

Channel breakdown

R188
G77
B248
Red188 (73.7%)
Green77 (30.2%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue278.95°
Saturation (HSL)92.43%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 4D · B F8

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