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Colour

#BC85EE

  • #BC85EE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BC85EE is a violet with RGB values 188, 133, 238 and HSL 271°, 76%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC85EE#BC85EE
HEX#BC85EE
RGBrgb(188, 133, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5216, 0.9333
RGB percentages73.7%, 52.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(271.4, 75.5%, 72.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 44.1%, 93.3%)
CMYK21%, 44.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,355,054
CSS custom property--colour: #BC85EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#437A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9BF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#799DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B596AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.6Orchid · ΔE 18.2Violet · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.6Slate blue · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7EE85
Analogous#8885EE, #EE85EC
Triadic#EEBC85, #85EEBC
Split complementary#ECEE85, #85EE88
Tetradic#EE8885, #B7EE85, #85ECEE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDDFFA
Lighter +10%#D5B2F4
Darker −10%#A358E8
Darker −20%#8B2BE2
Darker −30%#711BBF
Darker −40%#571493
More saturated +25%#BD74FF
Less saturated −25%#BB96DD

Channel breakdown

R188
G133
B238
Red188 (73.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue271.43°
Saturation (HSL)75.54%
Lightness72.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 85 · B EE

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