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Recognised as Colour

#BC0AAF

  • #BC0AAF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC0AAF is a magenta with RGB values 188, 10, 175 and HSL 304°, 90%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BC0AAF#BC0AAF
HEX#BC0AAF
RGBrgb(188, 10, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0392, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.9%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(304.4, 89.9%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.4, 94.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 94.7%, 6.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,503
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0AAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.53:1
Contrast with white5.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#43F550

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5470ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C42D67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 17.5Medium orchid · ΔE 19.7Dark orchid · ΔE 21.3Purple · ΔE 22.4Medium violet red · ΔE 26.6Orchid · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0ABC17
Analogous#700ABC, #BC0A56
Triadic#AFBC0A, #0AAFBC
Split complementary#56BC0A, #0ABC70
Tetradic#BC700A, #0ABC17, #0A56BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FA98F2
Lighter +30%#F768ED
Lighter +20%#F438E7
Lighter +10%#EC0DDC
Darker −10%#8C0782
Darker −20%#5B0555
Darker −30%#2B0228
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C600B8
Less saturated −25%#A3239A

Channel breakdown

R188
G10
B175
Red188 (73.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue304.38°
Saturation (HSL)89.9%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 0A · B AF

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