Recognised as Colour

#BC6FFA

#BC6FFA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC6FFA is a violet with RGB values 188, 111, 250 and HSL 273°, 93%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC6FFA

RGBrgb(188, 111, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4353, 0.9804

RGB percentages73.7%, 43.5%, 98%

HSLhsl(273.2, 93.3%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.2, 55.6%, 98%)

CMYK24.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,349,434

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6FFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#439005

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E90FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B93F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43 from the original

Tritanopia#B389AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Violet · ΔE 23 Orchid · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ADFA6F

Analogous#776FFA, #FA6FF3

Triadic#FABC6F, #6FFABC

Split complementary#F2FA6F, #6FFA77

Tetradic#FA776F, #ADFA6F, #6FF3FA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAD2FD

Lighter +10%#D3A0FC

Darker −10%#A53EF8

Darker −20%#8E0CF7

Darker −30%#7207C9

Darker −40%#560598

More saturated +25%#BD6AFF

Less saturated −25%#BA82E7

Channel breakdown

R188

G111

B250

Red188 (73.7%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue273.24°

Saturation (HSL)93.29%

Lightness70.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 6F · B FA

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Colour values

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