#bc43d8 Color Information

#bc43d8 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bc43d8. In RGB, it consists of 73.7% Red, 26.3% Green, and 84.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 13% Cyan, 69% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 288.7°, with saturation of 65.6% and lightness of 55.5%. The decimal value for #bc43d8 is 12338136, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc33cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bc43d8 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#bc43d8 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color188, 67, 216 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.7%, 26.3%, 84.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.263, 0.737, 0.153 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.13, 0.69, 0, 0.153 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color288.7°, 65.6%, 55.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color288.7°, 69.0%, 84.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color35.141, 19.663, 66.909 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color188, 67, 216 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12338136 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.455, 68.110, -53.734 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.455, 86.754, 321.729 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.455, 44.793, -90.265 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.344, 63.855, -58.421 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.289, 0.162, 19.663 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290528216 / 0xffbc43d8 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc33cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #bc43d8

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bc43d8, its pure hue is 288.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, and its lightness is 55.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bc43d8, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #18081b to #a53bbd.

Tints of #bc43d8

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bc43d8, its pure hue is 288.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, and its lightness is 55.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bc43d8, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c45bdd to #f7e8fa.

Tones of #bc43d8

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bc43d8, its pure hue is 288.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bc43d8, which range from #8e8e8e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d41cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bc43d8

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bc43d8! For #bc43d8, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bc43d8. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bc43d8

This color, #bc43d8, consists of 73.7% Red, 26.3% Green, and 84.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 188, Green = 67, Blue = 216. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bc43d8 is 13% Cyan, 69% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 15.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.7%
C13.0%
G26.3%
M69.0%
B84.7%
Y0.0%
K15.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 188 67 216
Octal 274 103 330
Hexa #bc #43 #d8
Binary 10111100 01000011 11011000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 12 68 0 15
Octal 14 104 0 17
Hexa #0c #44 #00 #0f
Binary 00001100 01000100 00000000 00001111

Analogous Colors of #bc43d8

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bc43d8 — which has hue 288.7° — its analogous colors are located at 258.7° and 318.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc43d8.

Triadic Colors of #bc43d8

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bc43d8 — which has hue 288.7° — its triadic colors are located at 48.7° and 288.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc43d8.

Complementary Color of #bc43d8

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bc43d8 — which has hue 288.7° — its complementary color is located at 108.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc43d8.

Split Complementary Colors of #bc43d8

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bc43d8 — which has hue 288.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.7° and 288.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc43d8.

Tetradic Colors of #bc43d8

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bc43d8 — which has hue 288.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 198.7°, 288.7°, 18.7°, and 108.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bc43d8.

Monochromatic Colors of #bc43d8

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bc43d8, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6e2c7e — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e497f5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bc43d8

We want to make getting started with #bc43d8 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bc43d8 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bc43d8 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bc43d8 with other HTML elements.

#bc43d8 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bc43d8.
<span style="color: #bc43d8;">The color of this text is #bc43d8.</span>

#bc43d8 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bc43d8.
<div style="background-color: #bc43d8; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bc43d8.</div>

#bc43d8 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bc43d8.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bc43d8;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bc43d8.</span>

#bc43d8 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bc43d8.
<div style="border: #bc43d8 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bc43d8.</div>

#bc43d8 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bc43d8 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bc43d8; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bc43d8 on a white background.</div></div>

#bc43d8 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bc43d8 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bc43d8; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bc43d8 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bc43d8 to White

This is a gradient from #bc43d8 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bc43d8,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bc43d8,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bc43d8,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bc43d8,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bc43d8 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bc43d8 to Black

This is a gradient from #bc43d8 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bc43d8,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bc43d8,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bc43d8,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bc43d8,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bc43d8 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bc43d8

In addition to using #bc43d8 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bc43d8 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bc43d8, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 188, Green = 67, Blue = 216). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bc43d8 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bc43d8
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(188, 67, 216)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bc43d8; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bc43d8; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bc43d8; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(188, 67, 216);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bc43d8")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:188, green:67, blue:216, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:188 green:67 blue:216 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(188f, 67f, 216f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(188, 67, 216);
 

#bc43d8 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bc43d8 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bc43d8 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bc43d8 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bc43d8 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bc43d8 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bc43d8 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bc43d8 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #bc43d8 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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