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Recognised as Colour

#BC08C9

  • #BC08C9
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC08C9 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 8, 201 and HSL 296°, 92%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BC08C9#BC08C9
HEX#BC08C9
RGBrgb(188, 8, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0314, 0.7882
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.1%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(296, 92.3%, 41%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296, 96%, 78.8%)
CMYK6.5%, 96%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,017
CSS custom property--colour: #BC08C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.23:1
Contrast with white5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#43F736

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4173C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C03F76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 15.5Dark violet · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.9Fuchsia · ΔE 24.7Magenta · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#15C908
Analogous#5C08C9, #C90875
Triadic#C9BC08, #08C9BC
Split complementary#76C908, #08C95B
Tetradic#C95B08, #15C908, #0875C9

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5A2FB
Lighter +30%#F071F9
Lighter +20%#EB40F7
Lighter +10%#E60FF5
Darker −10%#8E0698
Darker −20%#600467
Darker −30%#320236
Darker −40%#040005
More saturated +25%#C300D1
Less saturated −25%#A522AF

Channel breakdown

R188
G8
B201
Red188 (73.7%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue295.96°
Saturation (HSL)92.34%
Lightness40.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 08 · B C9

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