Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#BC09A4

  • #BC09A4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC09A4 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 9, 164 and HSL 308°, 91%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BC09A4#BC09A4
HEX#BC09A4
RGBrgb(188, 9, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0353, 0.6431
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.5%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(308, 90.9%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308, 95.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 95.2%, 12.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,236
CSS custom property--colour: #BC09A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13567WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#43F65B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B58A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A6FA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C62460no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.1Purple · ΔE 20.4Medium violet red · ΔE 21Medium orchid · ΔE 21.3Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#09BC21
Analogous#7B09BC, #BC094A
Triadic#A4BC09, #09A4BC
Split complementary#4ABC09, #09BC7B
Tetradic#BC7B09, #09BC21, #094ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA97ED
Lighter +30%#F866E4
Lighter +20%#F536DC
Lighter +10%#ED0BCE
Darker −10%#8B077A
Darker −20%#5B044F
Darker −30%#2A0225
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C500AB
Less saturated −25%#A32292

Channel breakdown

R188
G9
B164
Red188 (73.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue308.04°
Saturation (HSL)90.86%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 09 · B A4

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “bc09a4” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.