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Recognised as Colour

#BC0093

  • #BC0093
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC0093 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 0, 147 and HSL 313°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC0093#BC0093
HEX#BC0093
RGBrgb(188, 0, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.5765
RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(313.1, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.1, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 21.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,320,915
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0093;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#43FF6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#235396no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#606E8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C80C55no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.6Dark magenta · ΔE 18.1Purple · ΔE 20.7Medium orchid · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 27.6Deep pink · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BC29
Analogous#8700BC, #BC0035
Triadic#93BC00, #0093BC
Split complementary#35BC00, #00BC87
Tetradic#BC8700, #00BC29, #0035BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF89E5
Lighter +30%#FF56DA
Lighter +20%#FF23CF
Lighter +10%#EF00BB
Darker −10%#89006B
Darker −20%#560043
Darker −30%#23001B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC0093
Less saturated −25%#A51886

Channel breakdown

R188
G0
B147
Red188 (73.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue313.09°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B 93

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