Recognised as Colour

#BC71EB

#BC71EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC71EB is a violet with RGB values 188, 113, 235 and HSL 277°, 75%, 68%. 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

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HEX#BC71EB

RGBrgb(188, 113, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4431, 0.9216

RGB percentages73.7%, 44.3%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(276.9, 75.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.9, 51.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK20%, 51.9%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,349,931

CSS custom property--colour: #BC71EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.285WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#438E14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#508EEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#6893E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B686A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 11.1 Medium purple · ΔE 14.9 Orchid · ΔE 16.7 Violet · ΔE 17.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 11.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0EB71

Analogous#7F71EB, #EB71DD

Triadic#EBBC71, #71EBBC

Split complementary#DDEB71, #71EB7F

Tetradic#EB7F71, #A0EB71, #71DDEB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF7FE

Lighter +20%#E6CAF8

Lighter +10%#D19EF1

Darker −10%#A744E5

Darker −20%#901ED8

Darker −30%#7218AB

Darker −40%#54127E

More saturated +25%#C15DFF

Less saturated −25%#B785D7

Channel breakdown

R188

G113

B235

Red188 (73.7%)

Green113 (44.3%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue276.89°

Saturation (HSL)75.31%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 71 · B EB

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