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Recognised as Colour

#BC4EE6

  • #BC4EE6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC4EE6 is a violet with RGB values 188, 78, 230 and HSL 283°, 75%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BC4EE6#BC4EE6
HEX#BC4EE6
RGBrgb(188, 78, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3059, 0.902
RGB percentages73.7%, 30.6%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(283.4, 75.2%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.4, 66.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK18.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,340,966
CSS custom property--colour: #BC4EE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#43B119

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B84E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B96B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 10.8Medium orchid · ΔE 12.7Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 21.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5Orchid · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 10.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#78E64E
Analogous#704EE6, #E64EC4
Triadic#E6BC4E, #4EE6BC
Split complementary#C4E64E, #4EE670
Tetradic#E6704E, #78E64E, #4EC4E6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFD4F9
Lighter +20%#DEA7F3
Lighter +10%#CD7BEC
Darker −10%#AB21E0
Darker −20%#8A19B5
Darker −30%#681388
Darker −40%#460D5B
More saturated +25%#C735FF
Less saturated −25%#B167CD

Channel breakdown

R188
G78
B230
Red188 (73.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue283.42°
Saturation (HSL)75.25%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 4E · B E6

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