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Recognised as Colour

#BC08E0

  • #BC08E0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC08E0 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 8, 224 and HSL 290°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC08E0#BC08E0
HEX#BC08E0
RGBrgb(188, 8, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0314, 0.8784
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.1%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(290, 93.1%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290, 96.4%, 87.8%)
CMYK16.1%, 96.4%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,040
CSS custom property--colour: #BC08E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1
Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#43F71F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#2375DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BB4C84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.6Blue violet · ΔE 17.2Dark orchid · ΔE 19Fuchsia · ΔE 20.4Magenta · ΔE 20.4Medium orchid · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CE008
Analogous#5008E0, #E00898
Triadic#E0BC08, #08E0BC
Split complementary#98E008, #08E050
Tetradic#E05008, #2CE008, #0898E0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B8FC
Lighter +30%#E786FB
Lighter +20%#DE55F9
Lighter +10%#D424F7
Darker −10%#9306AF
Darker −20%#69047E
Darker −30%#40034C
Darker −40%#17011B
More saturated +25%#C100E8
Less saturated −25%#A925C3

Channel breakdown

R188
G8
B224
Red188 (73.7%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue290°
Saturation (HSL)93.1%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 08 · B E0

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