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Colour

#BC00B3

  • #BC00B3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC00B3 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 0, 179 and HSL 303°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BC00B3#BC00B3
HEX#BC00B3
RGBrgb(188, 0, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.702
RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(302.9, 100%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.9, 100%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 4.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,320,947
CSS custom property--colour: #BC00B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#43FF4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5170AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C42E68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 19.1Dark orchid · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 20.4Purple · ΔE 24.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.8Medium violet red · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 19.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#00BC09
Analogous#6700BC, #BC0055
Triadic#B3BC00, #00B3BC
Split complementary#55BC00, #00BC67
Tetradic#BC6700, #00BC09, #0055BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FF89F9
Lighter +30%#FF56F7
Lighter +20%#FF23F4
Lighter +10%#EF00E4
Darker −10%#890082
Darker −20%#560052
Darker −30%#230021
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC00B3
Less saturated −25%#A5189E

Channel breakdown

R188
G0
B179
Red188 (73.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue302.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B B3

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