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Recognised as Colour

#BC00C0

  • #BC00C0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC00C0 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 0, 192 and HSL 299°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BC00C0#BC00C0
HEX#BC00C0
RGBrgb(188, 0, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.7529
RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(298.8, 100%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(298.8, 100%, 75.3%)
CMYK2.1%, 100%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,320,960
CSS custom property--colour: #BC00C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#43FF3F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DC4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4871BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C23770no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.8Dark violet · ΔE 20.9Medium orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 26.1Fuchsia · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#04C000
Analogous#5C00C0, #C00064
Triadic#C0BC00, #00C0BC
Split complementary#64C000, #00C05C
Tetradic#C05C00, #04C000, #0064C0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD8DFF
Lighter +30%#FC5AFF
Lighter +20%#FB27FF
Lighter +10%#EE00F3
Darker −10%#8A008D
Darker −20%#58005A
Darker −30%#260027
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BC00C0
Less saturated −25%#A518A8

Channel breakdown

R188
G0
B192
Red188 (73.7%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue298.75°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B C0

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