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Recognised as Colour

#BC007A

  • #BC007A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC007A is a magenta with RGB values 188, 0, 122 and HSL 321°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC007A#BC007A
HEX#BC007A
RGBrgb(188, 0, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.4784
RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(321.1, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 35.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,320,890
CSS custom property--colour: #BC007A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#43FF85

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#364E7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#696C76no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CB0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.9Deep pink · ΔE 22.2Hot pink · ΔE 24.9Dark magenta · ΔE 27.5Purple · ΔE 27.8Orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.86, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BC42
Analogous#A000BC, #BC001C
Triadic#7ABC00, #007ABC
Split complementary#1CBC00, #00BCA0
Tetradic#BCA000, #00BC42, #001CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF89D6
Lighter +30%#FF56C4
Lighter +20%#FF23B2
Lighter +10%#EF009B
Darker −10%#890059
Darker −20%#560038
Darker −30%#230017
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC007A
Less saturated −25%#A51873

Channel breakdown

R188
G0
B122
Red188 (73.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue321.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B 7A

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