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Recognised as Colour

#BC09DA

  • #BC09DA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC09DA is a magenta with RGB values 188, 9, 218 and HSL 291°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark violet.

Colour values

#BC09DA#BC09DA
HEX#BC09DA
RGBrgb(188, 9, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0353, 0.8549
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(291.4, 92.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.4, 95.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK13.8%, 95.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,290
CSS custom property--colour: #BC09DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15949WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#43F625

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E74D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BC4980no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 12.4Dark orchid · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Fuchsia · ΔE 21.1Magenta · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#27DA09
Analogous#5309DA, #DA0990
Triadic#DABC09, #09DABC
Split complementary#8FDA09, #09DA54
Tetradic#DA5409, #27DA09, #0990DA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B3FC
Lighter +30%#E982FA
Lighter +20%#E051F8
Lighter +10%#D720F6
Darker −10%#9207A9
Darker −20%#680578
Darker −30%#3D0347
Darker −40%#130116
More saturated +25%#C200E3
Less saturated −25%#A825BE

Channel breakdown

R188
G9
B218
Red188 (73.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue291.39°
Saturation (HSL)92.07%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 09 · B DA

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