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Recognised as Colour

#BC82E6

  • #BC82E6
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BC82E6 is a violet with RGB values 188, 130, 230 and HSL 275°, 67%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC82E6#BC82E6
HEX#BC82E6
RGBrgb(188, 130, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5098, 0.902
RGB percentages73.7%, 51%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(274.8, 66.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 43.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK18.3%, 43.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,354,278
CSS custom property--colour: #BC82E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.47:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#437D19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C97EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B9BE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B791A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.3Orchid · ΔE 16.7Violet · ΔE 17.8Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Plum · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ACE682
Analogous#8A82E6, #E682DE
Triadic#E6BC82, #82E6BC
Split complementary#DEE682, #82E68A
Tetradic#E68A82, #ACE682, #82DEE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAD7F7
Lighter +10%#D3ACEE
Darker −10%#A558DD
Darker −20%#8E2DD5
Darker −30%#7323AC
Darker −40%#561A82
More saturated +25%#BF6FF9
Less saturated −25%#B995D3

Channel breakdown

R188
G130
B230
Red188 (73.7%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue274.8°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 82 · B E6

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