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Recognised as Colour

#BC6AEE

  • #BC6AEE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC6AEE is a violet with RGB values 188, 106, 238 and HSL 277°, 80%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC6AEE#BC6AEE
HEX#BC6AEE
RGBrgb(188, 106, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4157, 0.9333
RGB percentages73.7%, 41.6%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(277.3, 79.5%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.3, 55.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK21%, 55.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,348,142
CSS custom property--colour: #BC6AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#439511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#418AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 43.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F90EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B681A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.4Medium purple · ΔE 19Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 19.8Dark orchid · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9CEE6A
Analogous#7A6AEE, #EE6ADE
Triadic#EEBC6A, #6AEEBC
Split complementary#DEEE6A, #6AEE7A
Tetradic#EE7A6A, #9CEE6A, #6ADEEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF3FE
Lighter +20%#E5C6F8
Lighter +10%#D198F3
Darker −10%#A73CE9
Darker −20%#9019D9
Darker −30%#7214AB
Darker −40%#530E7E
More saturated +25%#C059FF
Less saturated −25%#B77FD9

Channel breakdown

R188
G106
B238
Red188 (73.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue277.27°
Saturation (HSL)79.52%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 6A · B EE

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