Recognised as Colour

#BC0C55

#BC0C55
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC0C55 is a red with RGB values 188, 12, 85 and HSL 335°, 88%, 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

#BC0C55#BC0C55

HEX#BC0C55

RGBrgb(188, 12, 85)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0471, 0.3333

RGB percentages73.7%, 4.7%, 33.3%

HSLhsl(335.1, 88%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.1, 93.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 93.6%, 54.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,323,925

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0C55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1

Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#43F3AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#464B56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#726B51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0033no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.6 Crimson · ΔE 26.6 Brown · ΔE 27.3 Indian red · ΔE 27.8 Deep pink · ΔE 28.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0CBC73

Analogous#BC0CAD, #BC1B0C

Triadic#55BC0C, #0C55BC

Split complementary#0CBC1B, #0CADBC

Tetradic#ADBC0C, #0CBC73, #1B0CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F99BC2

Lighter +30%#F66BA5

Lighter +20%#F33B87

Lighter +10%#EC0F6B

Darker −10%#8C093F

Darker −20%#5C062A

Darker −30%#2C0314

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C80053

Less saturated −25%#A32559

Channel breakdown

R188

G12

B85

Red188 (73.7%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue85 (33.3%)

Hue335.11°

Saturation (HSL)88%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 0C · B 55

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