Colour

#BC6ECD

#BC6ECD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC6ECD is a violet with RGB values 188, 110, 205 and HSL 289°, 49%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC6ECD

RGBrgb(188, 110, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4314, 0.8039

RGB percentages73.7%, 43.1%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(289.3, 48.7%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(289.3, 46.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK8.3%, 46.3%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,349,133

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#439132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F87D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#768FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD7A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 10.6 Violet · ΔE 15.4 Medium purple · ΔE 16.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Plum · ΔE 25 Slate blue · ΔE 26.7

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7FCD6E

Analogous#8D6ECD, #CD6EAE

Triadic#CDBC6E, #6ECDBC

Split complementary#AFCD6E, #6ECD8C

Tetradic#CD8C6E, #7FCD6E, #6EAECD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E0F4

Lighter +20%#DFBAE7

Lighter +10%#CE94DA

Darker −10%#AA48C0

Darker −20%#8C379E

Darker −30%#6A2A78

Darker −40%#491C53

More saturated +25%#CC56E5

Less saturated −25%#AC86B5

Channel breakdown

R188

G110

B205

Red188 (73.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue289.26°

Saturation (HSL)48.72%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 6E · B CD

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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