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Recognised as Colour

#BC0698

  • #BC0698
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC0698 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 6, 152 and HSL 312°, 94%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC0698#BC0698
HEX#BC0698
RGBrgb(188, 6, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0235, 0.5961
RGB percentages73.7%, 2.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(311.9, 93.8%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.9, 96.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 96.8%, 19.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,322,456
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0698;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#43F967

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#20559Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F6E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C81759no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 17Purple · ΔE 20.1Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7Orchid · ΔE 26.8Deep pink · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#06BC2A
Analogous#8506BC, #BC063D
Triadic#98BC06, #0698BC
Split complementary#3DBC06, #06BC85
Tetradic#BC8506, #06BC2A, #063DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FC92E7
Lighter +30%#FA61DC
Lighter +20%#F830D1
Lighter +10%#ED08C0
Darker −10%#8B0470
Darker −20%#590348
Darker −30%#280120
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C2009C
Less saturated −25%#A41E89

Channel breakdown

R188
G6
B152
Red188 (73.7%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue311.87°
Saturation (HSL)93.81%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 06 · B 98

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