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Recognised as Colour

#BC63ED

  • #BC63ED
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC63ED is a violet with RGB values 188, 99, 237 and HSL 279°, 79%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC63ED#BC63ED
HEX#BC63ED
RGBrgb(188, 99, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3882, 0.9294
RGB percentages73.7%, 38.8%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(278.7, 79.3%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.7, 58.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK20.7%, 58.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,346,349
CSS custom property--colour: #BC63ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25729WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#439C12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3486F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Deuteranopia#598DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B67C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.1Dark orchid · ΔE 16.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.6Orchid · ΔE 21.8Violet · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#94ED63
Analogous#7763ED, #ED63D9
Triadic#EDBC63, #63EDBC
Split complementary#D9ED63, #63ED77
Tetradic#ED7763, #94ED63, #63D9ED

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7ECFD
Lighter +20%#E3BEF8
Lighter +10%#D091F2
Darker −10%#A835E8
Darker −20%#9018D2
Darker −30%#7113A4
Darker −40%#510E76
More saturated +25%#C151FF
Less saturated −25%#B679D7

Channel breakdown

R188
G99
B237
Red188 (73.7%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue278.7°
Saturation (HSL)79.31%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 63 · B ED

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