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Recognised as Colour

#BC0A5F

  • #BC0A5F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC0A5F is a red with RGB values 188, 10, 95 and HSL 331°, 90%, 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

#BC0A5F#BC0A5F
HEX#BC0A5F
RGBrgb(188, 10, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0392, 0.3725
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.9%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(331.3, 89.9%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.3, 94.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 94.7%, 49.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,423
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0A5F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#43F5A0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434C61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#706B5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CD0038no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18.5Deep pink · ΔE 25Hot pink · ΔE 28Pale violetred · ΔE 28.8Indian red · ΔE 31.8Crimson · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0ABC67
Analogous#BC0AB8, #BC0E0A
Triadic#5FBC0A, #0A5FBC
Split complementary#0ABC0E, #0AB8BC
Tetradic#B8BC0A, #0ABC67, #0E0ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA98C7
Lighter +30%#F768AC
Lighter +20%#F43892
Lighter +10%#EC0D77
Darker −10%#8C0747
Darker −20%#5B052E
Darker −30%#2B0216
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C6005F
Less saturated −25%#A32360

Channel breakdown

R188
G10
B95
Red188 (73.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue331.35°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 0A · B 5F

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