Colour

#BC87FF

#BC87FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#BC87FF is a violet with RGB values 188, 135, 255 and HSL 267°, 100%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC87FF#BC87FF

HEX#BC87FF

RGBrgb(188, 135, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5294, 1

RGB percentages73.7%, 52.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(266.5, 100%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(266.5, 47.1%, 100%)

CMYK26.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,355,583

CSS custom property--colour: #BC87FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.05:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#437800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#649FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#71A0FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B09CB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 13 Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1 Medium orchid · ΔE 20.5 Violet · ΔE 20.6 Orchid · ΔE 21.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 13.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAFF87

Analogous#878EFF, #F887FF

Triadic#FFBC87, #87FFBC

Split complementary#FFF887, #8EFF87

Tetradic#FF878E, #CAFF87, #87FFF8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F5EDFF

Lighter +10%#D8BAFF

Darker −10%#A054FF

Darker −20%#8321FF

Darker −30%#6900ED

Darker −40%#5200BA

More saturated +25%#BC87FF

Less saturated −25%#BE96F0

Channel breakdown

R188

G135

B255

Red188 (73.7%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue266.5°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 87 · B FF

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