Colour

#BC00C4

#BC00C4
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC00C4 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 0, 196 and HSL 298°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BC00C4#BC00C4

HEX#BC00C4

RGBrgb(188, 0, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.7686

RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(297.6, 100%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.6, 100%, 76.9%)

CMYK4.1%, 100%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,320,964

CSS custom property--colour: #BC00C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#43FF3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#4572C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 70.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C13A73no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 16.3 Dark violet · ΔE 19.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.9 Fuchsia · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 16.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#08C400

Analogous#5A00C4, #C4006A

Triadic#C4BC00, #00C4BC

Split complementary#6AC400, #00C45A

Tetradic#C45A00, #08C400, #006AC4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FB91FF

Lighter +30%#F85EFF

Lighter +20%#F62BFF

Lighter +10%#ED00F7

Darker −10%#8B0091

Darker −20%#5A005E

Darker −30%#29002B

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC00C4

Less saturated −25%#A618AC

Channel breakdown

R188

B196

Red188 (73.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue297.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B C4

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Colour values

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