Colour
#BC0572
- #BC0572
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#BC0572 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 5, 114 and HSL 324°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#BC0572#BC0572
HEX#BC0572
RGBrgb(188, 5, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0196, 0.4471
RGB percentages73.7%, 2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(324.3, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(324.3, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 97.3%, 39.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,322,162
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0572;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.17:1
Contrast with white6.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#43FA8D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#05BC4F
Analogous#AA05BC, #BC0517
Triadic#72BC05, #0572BC
Split complementary#17BC05, #05BCAA
Tetradic#BCAA05, #05BC4F, #0517BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G5
B114
Red188 (73.7%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue324.26°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 05 · B 72
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