Colour

#BC74D1

#BC74D1
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC74D1 is a violet with RGB values 188, 116, 209 and HSL 286°, 50%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC74D1

RGBrgb(188, 116, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4549, 0.8196

RGB percentages73.7%, 45.5%, 82%

HSLhsl(286.5, 50.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(286.5, 44.5%, 82%)

CMYK10%, 44.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,350,673

CSS custom property--colour: #BC74D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27786WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#438B2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#658BD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7992CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.3 Medium purple · ΔE 15.8 Violet · ΔE 16.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7 Plum · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#89D174

Analogous#8E74D1, #D174B7

Triadic#D1BC74, #74D1BC

Split complementary#B8D174, #74D18D

Tetradic#D18D74, #89D174, #74B7D1

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F3E7F7

Lighter +20%#E1C1EA

Lighter +10%#CE9ADE

Darker −10%#AA4EC4

Darker −20%#8E37A8

Darker −30%#6E2B81

Darker −40%#4D1E5B

More saturated +25%#C95DE8

Less saturated −25%#AF8BBA

Channel breakdown

R188

G116

B209

Red188 (73.7%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue286.45°

Saturation (HSL)50.27%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 74 · B D1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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