Recognised as Colour

#BC7FED

#BC7FED
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BC7FED is a violet with RGB values 188, 127, 237 and HSL 273°, 75%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BC7FED

RGBrgb(188, 127, 237)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.498, 0.9294

RGB percentages73.7%, 49.8%, 92.9%

HSLhsl(273.3, 75.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(273.3, 46.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK20.7%, 46.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,353,517

CSS custom property--colour: #BC7FED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.4:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#438012

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6497F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#749AEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B591ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.4 Orchid · ΔE 16.9 Violet · ΔE 17.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B0ED7F

Analogous#857FED, #ED7FE7

Triadic#EDBC7F, #7FEDBC

Split complementary#E7ED7F, #7FED85

Tetradic#ED857F, #B0ED7F, #7FE7ED

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EBD8FA

Lighter +10%#D3ACF3

Darker −10%#A552E7

Darker −20%#8D26E0

Darker −30%#721AB9

Darker −40%#57148C

More saturated +25%#BE6DFF

Less saturated −25%#BA91DB

Channel breakdown

R188

G127

B237

Red188 (73.7%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue237 (92.9%)

Hue273.27°

Saturation (HSL)75.34%

Lightness71.37%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 7F · B ED

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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