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Recognised as Colour

#BC0B60

  • #BC0B60
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC0B60 is a red with RGB values 188, 11, 96 and HSL 331°, 89%, 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

#BC0B60#BC0B60
HEX#BC0B60
RGBrgb(188, 11, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0431, 0.3765
RGB percentages73.7%, 4.3%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(331.2, 88.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 94.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 94.1%, 48.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,680
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0B60;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#43F49F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#434C62no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#706C5Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CD0039no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 18Deep pink · ΔE 24.8Hot pink · ΔE 27.7Pale violetred · ΔE 28.7Indian red · ΔE 32.1Crimson · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0BBC67
Analogous#BC0BB8, #BC0F0B
Triadic#60BC0B, #0B60BC
Split complementary#0BBC0F, #0BB8BC
Tetradic#B9BC0B, #0BBC67, #0F0BBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F99AC8
Lighter +30%#F66AAD
Lighter +20%#F33A93
Lighter +10%#EC0E79
Darker −10%#8C0847
Darker −20%#5C052F
Darker −30%#2B0316
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C70060
Less saturated −25%#A32461

Channel breakdown

R188
G11
B96
Red188 (73.7%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue331.19°
Saturation (HSL)88.94%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 0B · B 60

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