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Colour

#BC66FF

  • #BC66FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC66FF is a violet with RGB values 188, 102, 255 and HSL 274°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC66FF#BC66FF
HEX#BC66FF
RGBrgb(188, 102, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4, 1
RGB percentages73.7%, 40%, 100%
HSLhsl(273.7, 100%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 60%, 100%)
CMYK26.3%, 60%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,347,135
CSS custom property--colour: #BC66FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#439900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C8CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B90FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B184A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 16.6Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 21Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 16.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A9FF66
Analogous#7066FF, #FF66F5
Triadic#FFBC66, #66FFBC
Split complementary#F6FF66, #66FF6F
Tetradic#FF6F66, #A9FF66, #66F5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9CCFF
Lighter +10%#D299FF
Darker −10%#A633FF
Darker −20%#8F00FF
Darker −30%#7300CC
Darker −40%#560099
More saturated +25%#BC66FF
Less saturated −25%#BA79EC

Channel breakdown

R188
G102
B255
Red188 (73.7%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue273.73°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 66 · B FF

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