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Recognised as Colour

#BC0BA0

  • #BC0BA0
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC0BA0 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 11, 160 and HSL 309°, 89%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BC0BA0#BC0BA0
HEX#BC0BA0
RGBrgb(188, 11, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0431, 0.6275
RGB percentages73.7%, 4.3%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(309.5, 88.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(309.5, 94.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 94.1%, 14.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,744
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0BA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#43F45F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1657A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C6F9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C7215Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16Medium violet red · ΔE 18.7Purple · ΔE 20Medium orchid · ΔE 22.2Orchid · ΔE 26.4Dark orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0BBC27
Analogous#800BBC, #BC0B48
Triadic#A0BC0B, #0BA0BC
Split complementary#47BC0B, #0BBC80
Tetradic#BC800B, #0BBC27, #0B47BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F99AEA
Lighter +30%#F66AE0
Lighter +20%#F33AD6
Lighter +10%#EC0EC9
Darker −10%#8C0877
Darker −20%#5C054E
Darker −30%#2B0325
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C700A8
Less saturated −25%#A3248F

Channel breakdown

R188
G11
B160
Red188 (73.7%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue309.49°
Saturation (HSL)88.94%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 0B · B A0

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