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Recognised as Colour

#BC117D

  • #BC117D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC117D is a magenta with RGB values 188, 17, 125 and HSL 322°, 83%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC117D#BC117D
HEX#BC117D
RGBrgb(188, 17, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0667, 0.4902
RGB percentages73.7%, 6.7%, 49%
HSLhsl(322.1, 83.4%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 91%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 91%, 33.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,325,245
CSS custom property--colour: #BC117D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D
Inverted#43EE82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#39517Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A6D7Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CB004Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 3.8Deep pink · ΔE 23.1Hot pink · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 26.7Purple · ΔE 26.9Orchid · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 3.83, a close match
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#11BC50
Analogous#A611BC, #BC1127
Triadic#7DBC11, #117DBC
Split complementary#27BC11, #11BCA6
Tetradic#BCA611, #11BC50, #1127BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7A2D8
Lighter +30%#F274C4
Lighter +20%#EE45B0
Lighter +10%#EA169C
Darker −10%#8D0D5E
Darker −20%#5E093F
Darker −30%#300420
Darker −40%#010001
More saturated +25%#CD0081
Less saturated −25%#A22B76

Channel breakdown

R188
G17
B125
Red188 (73.7%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue322.11°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 11 · B 7D

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