Recognised as Colour

#BC7FDD

#BC7FDD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BC7FDD is a violet with RGB values 188, 127, 221 and HSL 279°, 58%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BC7FDD

RGBrgb(188, 127, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.498, 0.8667

RGB percentages73.7%, 49.8%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(278.9, 58%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.9, 42.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK14.9%, 42.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,353,501

CSS custom property--colour: #BC7FDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1

Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#438022

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D94E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7C99DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B98DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13.9 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Violet · ΔE 17.8 Plum · ΔE 21.5 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5 Slate blue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A0DD7F

Analogous#8D7FDD, #DD7FCF

Triadic#DDBC7F, #7FDDBC

Split complementary#CFDD7F, #7FDD8D

Tetradic#DD8D7F, #A0DD7F, #7FCFDD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8FD

Lighter +20%#E6D0F2

Lighter +10%#D1A7E8

Darker −10%#A757D2

Darker −20%#9034C2

Darker −30%#72299A

Darker −40%#541E72

More saturated +25%#C26BF1

Less saturated −25%#B693C9

Channel breakdown

R188

G127

B221

Red188 (73.7%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue278.94°

Saturation (HSL)58.02%

Lightness68.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 7F · B DD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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