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Recognised as Colour

#BC58EA

  • #BC58EA
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC58EA is a violet with RGB values 188, 88, 234 and HSL 281°, 78%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC58EA#BC58EA
HEX#BC58EA
RGBrgb(188, 88, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3451, 0.9176
RGB percentages73.7%, 34.5%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(281.1, 77.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(281.1, 62.4%, 91.8%)
CMYK19.7%, 62.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,343,530
CSS custom property--colour: #BC58EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#43A715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B80EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50 from the original
Deuteranopia#5088E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B87399no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 10.6Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 23.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.9Orchid · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 10.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#86EA58
Analogous#7358EA, #EA58CF
Triadic#EABC58, #58EABC
Split complementary#CFEA58, #58EA73
Tetradic#EA7358, #86EA58, #58CFEA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3E0FB
Lighter +20%#E0B3F5
Lighter +10%#CE85F0
Darker −10%#AA2BE4
Darker −20%#8E19C3
Darker −30%#6D1396
Darker −40%#4C0D69
More saturated +25%#C443FF
Less saturated −25%#B370D3

Channel breakdown

R188
G88
B234
Red188 (73.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue281.1°
Saturation (HSL)77.66%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 58 · B EA

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