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Recognised as Colour

#BC0EAE

  • #BC0EAE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC0EAE is a magenta with RGB values 188, 14, 174 and HSL 305°, 86%, 40%. 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

#BC0EAE#BC0EAE
HEX#BC0EAE
RGBrgb(188, 14, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0549, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.7%, 5.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(304.8, 86.1%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 92.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 92.6%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,324,526
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#43F151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5671AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C52E66no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 17.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.5Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Purple · ΔE 21.9Medium violet red · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 17.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0EBC1C
Analogous#730EBC, #BC0E57
Triadic#AEBC0E, #0EAEBC
Split complementary#57BC0E, #0EBC73
Tetradic#BC730E, #0EBC1C, #0E57BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F89EF1
Lighter +30%#F46FEA
Lighter +20%#F13FE2
Lighter +10%#EB12DA
Darker −10%#8D0A82
Darker −20%#5D0756
Darker −30%#2E032A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#CA00BA
Less saturated −25%#A32799

Channel breakdown

R188
G14
B174
Red188 (73.7%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue304.83°
Saturation (HSL)86.14%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 0E · B AE

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