Recognised as Colour

#BC75DA

#BC75DA
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC75DA is a violet with RGB values 188, 117, 218 and HSL 282°, 58%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC75DA

RGBrgb(188, 117, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4588, 0.8549

RGB percentages73.7%, 45.9%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(282.2, 57.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 46.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK13.8%, 46.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,350,938

CSS custom property--colour: #BC75DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#438A25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#618DDEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7593D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Tritanopia#BA849Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

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

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.4 Medium purple · ΔE 13.5 Violet · ΔE 15.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 24.3 Plum · ΔE 26.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#93DA75

Analogous#8975DA, #DA75C6

Triadic#DABC75, #75DABC

Split complementary#C6DA75, #75DA89

Tetradic#DA8975, #93DA75, #75C6DA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F7EEFA

Lighter +20%#E3C5F0

Lighter +10%#D09DE5

Darker −10%#A84DCF

Darker −20%#9031B8

Darker −30%#702690

Darker −40%#511C67

More saturated +25%#C55FF0

Less saturated −25%#B38BC4

Channel breakdown

R188

G117

B218

Red188 (73.7%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue282.18°

Saturation (HSL)57.71%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 75 · B DA

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