Recognised as Colour

#BC0958

#BC0958
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC0958 is a red with RGB values 188, 9, 88 and HSL 334°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BC0958

RGBrgb(188, 9, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0353, 0.3451

RGB percentages73.7%, 3.5%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(333.5, 90.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.5, 95.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 95.2%, 53.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,323,160

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0958;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#43F6A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#454A59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#716B54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CD0034no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 22.6 Deep pink · ΔE 27 Crimson · ΔE 28.3 Brown · ΔE 29.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.2 Indian red · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 22.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#09BC6D

Analogous#BC09B1, #BC1309

Triadic#58BC09, #0958BC

Split complementary#09BC13, #09B1BC

Tetradic#B2BC09, #09BC6D, #1409BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FA97C3

Lighter +30%#F866A6

Lighter +20%#F5368A

Lighter +10%#ED0B6F

Darker −10%#8B0741

Darker −20%#5B042A

Darker −30%#2A0214

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C50057

Less saturated −25%#A3225B

Channel breakdown

R188

B88

Red188 (73.7%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue333.52°

Saturation (HSL)90.86%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 09 · B 58

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