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Recognised as Colour

#BC6DE9

  • #BC6DE9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC6DE9 is a violet with RGB values 188, 109, 233 and HSL 278°, 74%, 67%. 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

#BC6DE9#BC6DE9
HEX#BC6DE9
RGBrgb(188, 109, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4275, 0.9137
RGB percentages73.7%, 42.7%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(278.2, 73.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(278.2, 53.2%, 91.4%)
CMYK19.3%, 53.2%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,348,905
CSS custom property--colour: #BC6DE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27512WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#439216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B8BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6591E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B782A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.4Medium purple · ΔE 16.2Orchid · ΔE 16.8Violet · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9AE96D
Analogous#7E6DE9, #E96DD8
Triadic#E9BC6D, #6DE9BC
Split complementary#D8E96D, #6DE97E
Tetradic#E97E6D, #9AE96D, #6DD8E9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F9F2FD
Lighter +20%#E5C6F6
Lighter +10%#D099F0
Darker −10%#A841E2
Darker −20%#901FD1
Darker −30%#7219A4
Darker −40%#531278
More saturated +25%#C258FE
Less saturated −25%#B682D4

Channel breakdown

R188
G109
B233
Red188 (73.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue278.23°
Saturation (HSL)73.81%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 6D · B E9

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