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Recognised as Colour

#BC0063

  • #BC0063
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC0063 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 0, 99 and HSL 328°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC0063#BC0063
HEX#BC0063
RGBrgb(188, 0, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.3882
RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(328.4, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(328.4, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 47.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,320,867
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0063;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#43FF9C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#404B65no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6B5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CD0039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 15.6Deep pink · ΔE 23.4Hot pink · ΔE 27.1Pale violetred · ΔE 29.9Indian red · ΔE 34.7Crimson · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BC59
Analogous#B700BC, #BC0005
Triadic#63BC00, #0063BC
Split complementary#05BC00, #00BCB7
Tetradic#BCB700, #00BC59, #0005BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF89C7
Lighter +30%#FF56AF
Lighter +20%#FF2397
Lighter +10%#EF007E
Darker −10%#890048
Darker −20%#56002D
Darker −30%#230012
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC0063
Less saturated −25%#A51862

Channel breakdown

R188
G0
B99
Red188 (73.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue328.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B 63

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