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Recognised as Colour

#BC8DF8

  • #BC8DF8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium purple

#BC8DF8 is a violet with RGB values 188, 141, 248 and HSL 266°, 88%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

#BC8DF8#BC8DF8
HEX#BC8DF8
RGBrgb(188, 141, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5529, 0.9725
RGB percentages73.7%, 55.3%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(266.4, 88.4%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(266.4, 43.1%, 97.3%)
CMYK24.2%, 43.1%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,357,112
CSS custom property--colour: #BC8DF8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#437207

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#71A2FCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7CA3F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B29FB7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 12.4Violet · ΔE 20.7Orchid · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7Slate blue · ΔE 24.2Medium orchid · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9F88D
Analogous#8D94F8, #F18DF8
Triadic#F8BC8D, #8DF8BC
Split complementary#F8F28D, #94F88D
Tetradic#F88D94, #C9F88D, #8DF8F1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4EDFE
Lighter +10%#D8BDFB
Darker −10%#A05DF5
Darker −20%#842DF2
Darker −30%#690EDE
Darker −40%#530BAE
More saturated +25%#BB86FF
Less saturated −25%#BE9CE9

Channel breakdown

R188
G141
B248
Red188 (73.7%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue266.36°
Saturation (HSL)88.43%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 8D · B F8

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