Colour

#BC76F9

#BC76F9
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC76F9 is a violet with RGB values 188, 118, 249 and HSL 272°, 92%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC76F9

RGBrgb(188, 118, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4627, 0.9765

RGB percentages73.7%, 46.3%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(272.1, 91.6%, 72%)

HSV / HSBhsv(272.1, 52.6%, 97.6%)

CMYK24.5%, 52.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,351,225

CSS custom property--colour: #BC76F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1

Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#438906

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C94FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6397F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B38EADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14 Medium purple · ΔE 16.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4 Violet · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 13.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B3F976

Analogous#7A76F9, #F976F4

Triadic#F9BC76, #76F9BC

Split complementary#F4F976, #76F97A

Tetradic#F97A76, #B3F976, #76F5F9

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECD8FD

Lighter +10%#D4A7FB

Darker −10%#A445F7

Darker −20%#8C14F5

Darker −30%#7209CD

Darker −40%#57079C

More saturated +25%#BC70FF

Less saturated −25%#BB88E7

Channel breakdown

R188

G118

B249

Red188 (73.7%)

Green118 (46.3%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue272.06°

Saturation (HSL)91.61%

Lightness71.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 76 · B F9

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