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Recognised as Colour

#BC09DF

  • #BC09DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark violet

#BC09DF is a magenta with RGB values 188, 9, 223 and HSL 290°, 92%, 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

#BC09DF#BC09DF
HEX#BC09DF
RGBrgb(188, 9, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0353, 0.8745
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(290.2, 92.2%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.2, 96%, 87.5%)
CMYK15.7%, 96%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,295
CSS custom property--colour: #BC09DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#43F620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2575DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BB4C83no 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 text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark violet · ΔE 11.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.3Dark orchid · ΔE 18.6Fuchsia · ΔE 20.5Magenta · ΔE 20.5Medium orchid · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark violet (#9400D3)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2CDF09
Analogous#5109DF, #DF0997
Triadic#DFBC09, #09DFBC
Split complementary#97DF09, #09DF51
Tetradic#DF5109, #2CDF09, #0997DF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1B8FC
Lighter +30%#E787FA
Lighter +20%#DE56F8
Lighter +10%#D425F6
Darker −10%#9307AE
Darker −20%#69057D
Darker −30%#40034C
Darker −40%#17011B
More saturated +25%#C200E8
Less saturated −25%#A826C2

Channel breakdown

R188
G9
B223
Red188 (73.7%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue290.19°
Saturation (HSL)92.24%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 09 · B DF

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