Colour

#BC69FC

#BC69FC
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC69FC is a violet with RGB values 188, 105, 252 and HSL 274°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC69FC#BC69FC

HEX#BC69FC

RGBrgb(188, 105, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4118, 0.9882

RGB percentages73.7%, 41.2%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(273.9, 96.1%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.9, 58.3%, 98.8%)

CMYK25.4%, 58.3%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,347,900

CSS custom property--colour: #BC69FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#439603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2D8DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#5291F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original

Tritanopia#B285A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 17.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 24.6 Blue violet · ΔE 25.2 Violet · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9FC69

Analogous#7369FC, #FC69F2

Triadic#FCBC69, #69FCBC

Split complementary#F2FC69, #69FC73

Tetradic#FC7369, #A9FC69, #69F2FC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#E9CDFE

Lighter +10%#D29BFD

Darker −10%#A637FB

Darker −20%#8F05FA

Darker −30%#7304C8

Darker −40%#560396

More saturated +25%#BC66FF

Less saturated −25%#BA7CE9

Channel breakdown

R188

G105

B252

Red188 (73.7%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue273.88°

Saturation (HSL)96.08%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 69 · B FC

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Colour values

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