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Colour

#BC76D1

  • #BC76D1
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BC76D1 is a violet with RGB values 188, 118, 209 and HSL 286°, 50%, 64%. 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

#BC76D1#BC76D1
HEX#BC76D1
RGBrgb(188, 118, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4627, 0.8196
RGB percentages73.7%, 46.3%, 82%
HSLhsl(286.2, 49.7%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(286.2, 43.5%, 82%)
CMYK10%, 43.5%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,351,185
CSS custom property--colour: #BC76D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28252WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#43892E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#678CD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A93CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BC829Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.1Medium purple · ΔE 16Violet · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8BD176
Analogous#8F76D1, #D176B8
Triadic#D1BC76, #76D1BC
Split complementary#B9D176, #76D18E
Tetradic#D18E76, #8BD176, #76B8D1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4E9F7
Lighter +20%#E1C2EB
Lighter +10%#CF9CDE
Darker −10%#A950C4
Darker −20%#8F39A8
Darker −30%#6E2C82
Darker −40%#4E1F5C
More saturated +25%#C85FE8
Less saturated −25%#B08DBA

Channel breakdown

R188
G118
B209
Red188 (73.7%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue286.15°
Saturation (HSL)49.73%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 76 · B D1

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