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Recognised as Colour

#BC85FD

  • #BC85FD
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BC85FD is a violet with RGB values 188, 133, 253 and HSL 268°, 97%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC85FD#BC85FD
HEX#BC85FD
RGBrgb(188, 133, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5216, 0.9922
RGB percentages73.7%, 52.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(267.5, 96.8%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(267.5, 47.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK25.7%, 47.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,355,069
CSS custom property--colour: #BC85FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#437A02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#629DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#709FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B19AB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6Violet · ΔE 20.1Orchid · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FD85
Analogous#858AFD, #F885FD
Triadic#FDBC85, #85FDBC
Split complementary#FDF885, #8AFD85
Tetradic#FD858A, #C6FD85, #85FDF8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F3E9FF
Lighter +10%#D8B7FE
Darker −10%#A053FC
Darker −20%#8521FB
Darker −30%#6B04E5
Darker −40%#5403B3
More saturated +25%#BC83FF
Less saturated −25%#BD94ED

Channel breakdown

R188
G133
B253
Red188 (73.7%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue267.5°
Saturation (HSL)96.77%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 85 · B FD

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