Recognised as Colour

#BC81DD

#BC81DD
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BC81DD is a violet with RGB values 188, 129, 221 and HSL 278°, 58%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#BC81DD

RGBrgb(188, 129, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5059, 0.8667

RGB percentages73.7%, 50.6%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(278.5, 57.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(278.5, 41.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK14.9%, 41.6%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,354,013

CSS custom property--colour: #BC81DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31612WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.32:1

Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#949494

Inverted#437E22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F95E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E9ADAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B98EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.5 Orchid · ΔE 16.6 Violet · ΔE 18.5 Plum · ΔE 20.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 23.9 Slate blue · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A2DD81

Analogous#8E81DD, #DD81D0

Triadic#DDBC81, #81DDBC

Split complementary#D0DD81, #81DD8E

Tetradic#DD8E81, #A2DD81, #81D0DD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCF9FE

Lighter +20%#E7D1F3

Lighter +10%#D1A9E8

Darker −10%#A759D2

Darker −20%#9035C3

Darker −30%#732A9B

Darker −40%#551F73

More saturated +25%#C26DF1

Less saturated −25%#B695C9

Channel breakdown

R188

G129

B221

Red188 (73.7%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue278.48°

Saturation (HSL)57.5%

Lightness68.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 81 · B DD

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