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Colour

#BC85EF

  • #BC85EF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BC85EF is a violet with RGB values 188, 133, 239 and HSL 271°, 77%, 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

#BC85EF#BC85EF
HEX#BC85EF
RGBrgb(188, 133, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5216, 0.9373
RGB percentages73.7%, 52.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(271.1, 76.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.1, 44.4%, 93.7%)
CMYK21.3%, 44.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,355,055
CSS custom property--colour: #BC85EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33698WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#989898
Inverted#437A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#799DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B496AFno 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 text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 11.5Orchid · ΔE 18.3Violet · ΔE 18.4Medium orchid · ΔE 21.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 11.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8EF85
Analogous#8785EF, #EF85ED
Triadic#EFBC85, #85EFBC
Split complementary#EDEF85, #85EF87
Tetradic#EF8785, #B8EF85, #85EDEF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEDFFB
Lighter +10%#D5B2F5
Darker −10%#A358E9
Darker −20%#8A2BE3
Darker −30%#7119C2
Darker −40%#561395
More saturated +25%#BD75FF
Less saturated −25%#BB96DE

Channel breakdown

R188
G133
B239
Red188 (73.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue271.13°
Saturation (HSL)76.81%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 85 · B EF

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