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Recognised as Colour

#BC03A0

  • #BC03A0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC03A0 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 3, 160 and HSL 309°, 97%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BC03A0#BC03A0
HEX#BC03A0
RGBrgb(188, 3, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0118, 0.6275
RGB percentages73.7%, 1.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(309.1, 96.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.1, 98.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 98.4%, 14.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,321,696
CSS custom property--colour: #BC03A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13295WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#43FC5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1156A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B6F9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C71E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.2Medium violet red · ΔE 19.2Purple · ΔE 20.3Medium orchid · ΔE 22.5Orchid · ΔE 27.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03BC1F
Analogous#7B03BC, #BC0344
Triadic#A0BC03, #03A0BC
Split complementary#43BC03, #03BC7B
Tetradic#BC7C03, #03BC1F, #0344BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD8EEC
Lighter +30%#FC5CE4
Lighter +20%#FC29DC
Lighter +10%#EE04CB
Darker −10%#8A0275
Darker −20%#58014B
Darker −30%#250120
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#BF00A2
Less saturated −25%#A41B8F

Channel breakdown

R188
G3
B160
Red188 (73.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue309.08°
Saturation (HSL)96.86%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 03 · B A0

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