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Recognised as Colour

#BC02B5

  • #BC02B5
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC02B5 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 2, 181 and HSL 302°, 98%, 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 orchid.

Colour values

#BC02B5#BC02B5
HEX#BC02B5
RGBrgb(188, 2, 181)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0078, 0.7098
RGB percentages73.7%, 0.8%, 71%
HSLhsl(302.3, 97.9%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.3, 98.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 98.9%, 3.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,321,461
CSS custom property--colour: #BC02B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#43FD4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BB9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5070B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C3306Ano 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 text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 19.3Dark magenta · ΔE 19.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.3Purple · ΔE 24.6Dark violet · ΔE 26Medium violet red · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 19.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#02BC09
Analogous#6602BC, #BC0258
Triadic#B5BC02, #02B5BC
Split complementary#58BC02, #02BC66
Tetradic#BC6602, #02BC09, #0258BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FE8CFA
Lighter +30%#FD5AF7
Lighter +20%#FD27F5
Lighter +10%#EE03E6
Darker −10%#8A0184
Darker −20%#570154
Darker −30%#250023
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BE00B7
Less saturated −25%#A41A9F

Channel breakdown

R188
G2
B181
Red188 (73.7%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue181 (71%)
Hue302.26°
Saturation (HSL)97.89%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 02 · B B5

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