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Recognised as Colour

#BC005F

  • #BC005F
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC005F is a magenta with RGB values 188, 0, 95 and HSL 330°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC005F#BC005F
HEX#BC005F
RGBrgb(188, 0, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.3725
RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(329.7, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.7, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 49.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,320,863
CSS custom property--colour: #BC005F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#43FFA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#414A61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F6B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CD0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.9Deep pink · ΔE 24.3Hot pink · ΔE 28.2Pale violetred · ΔE 29.8Crimson · ΔE 32.6Indian red · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BC5D
Analogous#BB00BC, #BC0001
Triadic#5FBC00, #005FBC
Split complementary#01BC00, #00BCBB
Tetradic#BCBB00, #00BC5D, #0001BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF89C5
Lighter +30%#FF56AB
Lighter +20%#FF2392
Lighter +10%#EF0079
Darker −10%#890045
Darker −20%#56002B
Darker −30%#230012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC005F
Less saturated −25%#A5185F

Channel breakdown

R188
G0
B95
Red188 (73.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue329.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B 5F

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