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Recognised as Colour

#BC4EFA

  • #BC4EFA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC4EFA is a violet with RGB values 188, 78, 250 and HSL 278°, 95%, 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

#BC4EFA#BC4EFA
HEX#BC4EFA
RGBrgb(188, 78, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3059, 0.9804
RGB percentages73.7%, 30.6%, 98%
HSLhsl(278.4, 94.5%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.4, 68.8%, 98%)
CMYK24.8%, 68.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,340,986
CSS custom property--colour: #BC4EFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#43B105

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3286F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B4739Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 14.6Blue violet · ΔE 15.1Dark violet · ΔE 17Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Fuchsia · ΔE 29Magenta · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8CFA4E
Analogous#664EFA, #FA4EE2
Triadic#FABC4E, #4EFABC
Split complementary#E2FA4E, #4EFA66
Tetradic#FA664E, #8CFA4E, #4EE2FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E3FE
Lighter +20%#E2B1FD
Lighter +10%#CF80FB
Darker −10%#A91CF9
Darker −20%#8F06DC
Darker −30%#6F05AA
Darker −40%#4E0379
More saturated +25%#BD49FF
Less saturated −25%#B665E3

Channel breakdown

R188
G78
B250
Red188 (73.7%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue278.37°
Saturation (HSL)94.51%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 4E · B FA

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