Colour

#BC5ED0

#BC5ED0
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC5ED0 is a violet with RGB values 188, 94, 208 and HSL 289°, 55%, 59%. 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

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HEX#BC5ED0

RGBrgb(188, 94, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3686, 0.8157

RGB percentages73.7%, 36.9%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(289.5, 54.8%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.5, 54.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK9.6%, 54.8%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,345,040

CSS custom property--colour: #BC5ED0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1

Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#43A12F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#487ED4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6888CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BD6F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.4 Orchid · ΔE 11.4 Violet · ΔE 15.7 Medium purple · ΔE 19.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#72D05E

Analogous#835ED0, #D05EAB

Triadic#D0BC5E, #5ED0BC

Split complementary#ABD05E, #5ED083

Tetradic#D0835E, #72D05E, #5EABD0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFCFE

Lighter +30%#EDD4F3

Lighter +20%#DDADE7

Lighter +10%#CC85DC

Darker −10%#AA39C2

Darker −20%#882D9B

Darker −30%#652273

Darker −40%#42164C

More saturated +25%#CD44EA

Less saturated −25%#AB78B6

Channel breakdown

R188

G94

B208

Red188 (73.7%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue289.47°

Saturation (HSL)54.81%

Lightness59.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 5E · B D0

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Colour values

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