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Recognised as Colour

#BC6EF9

  • #BC6EF9
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC6EF9 is a violet with RGB values 188, 110, 249 and HSL 274°, 92%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC6EF9#BC6EF9
HEX#BC6EF9
RGBrgb(188, 110, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4314, 0.9765
RGB percentages73.7%, 43.1%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(273.7, 92.1%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(273.7, 55.8%, 97.6%)
CMYK24.5%, 55.8%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,349,177
CSS custom property--colour: #BC6EF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#439106

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D8FFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A93F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B388A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Violet · ΔE 22.9Orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABF96E
Analogous#776EF9, #F96EF1
Triadic#F9BC6E, #6EF9BC
Split complementary#F1F96E, #6EF977
Tetradic#F9766E, #ABF96E, #6EF1F9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9D0FD
Lighter +10%#D39FFB
Darker −10%#A53DF7
Darker −20%#8F0CF5
Darker −30%#7308C6
Darker −40%#560695
More saturated +25%#BD68FF
Less saturated −25%#BA81E6

Channel breakdown

R188
G110
B249
Red188 (73.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue273.67°
Saturation (HSL)92.05%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 6E · B F9

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