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Recognised as Colour

#BC79D6

  • #BC79D6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BC79D6 is a violet with RGB values 188, 121, 214 and HSL 283°, 53%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BC79D6#BC79D6
HEX#BC79D6
RGBrgb(188, 121, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4745, 0.8392
RGB percentages73.7%, 47.5%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(283.2, 53.1%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(283.2, 43.5%, 83.9%)
CMYK12.1%, 43.5%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,351,958
CSS custom property--colour: #BC79D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29221WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#438629

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698FD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7A95D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BB869Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Violet · ΔE 16.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21Plum · ΔE 22Slate blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#93D679
Analogous#8E79D6, #D679C2
Triadic#D6BC79, #79D6BC
Split complementary#C1D679, #79D68E
Tetradic#D68E79, #93D679, #79C2D6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7EEFA
Lighter +20%#E3C7EE
Lighter +10%#D0A0E2
Darker −10%#A852CA
Darker −20%#9037B2
Darker −30%#702B8B
Darker −40%#511F64
More saturated +25%#C663EC
Less saturated −25%#B28FC0

Channel breakdown

R188
G121
B214
Red188 (73.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue283.23°
Saturation (HSL)53.14%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 79 · B D6

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