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Recognised as Colour

#BC73E8

  • #BC73E8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC73E8 is a violet with RGB values 188, 115, 232 and HSL 277°, 72%, 68%. 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

#BC73E8#BC73E8
HEX#BC73E8
RGBrgb(188, 115, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.451, 0.9098
RGB percentages73.7%, 45.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(277.4, 71.8%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(277.4, 50.4%, 91%)
CMYK19%, 50.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,350,440
CSS custom property--colour: #BC73E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#438C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#558EECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B94E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B786A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 12.2Medium purple · ΔE 13.6Orchid · ΔE 15.3Violet · ΔE 16.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FE873
Analogous#8273E8, #E873D9
Triadic#E8BC73, #73E8BC
Split complementary#D9E873, #73E882
Tetradic#E88273, #9FE873, #73D9E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBF6FE
Lighter +20%#E6CBF6
Lighter +10%#D19FEF
Darker −10%#A747E1
Darker −20%#9023D2
Darker −30%#721BA7
Darker −40%#54147B
More saturated +25%#C15FFC
Less saturated −25%#B787D4

Channel breakdown

R188
G115
B232
Red188 (73.7%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue277.44°
Saturation (HSL)71.78%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 73 · B E8

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