Recognised as Colour

#BC1958

#BC1958
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC1958 is a red with RGB values 188, 25, 88 and HSL 337°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC1958#BC1958

HEX#BC1958

RGBrgb(188, 25, 88)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.098, 0.3451

RGB percentages73.7%, 9.8%, 34.5%

HSLhsl(336.8, 76.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.8, 86.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 53.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,327,256

CSS custom property--colour: #BC1958;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.14:1

Contrast with white6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#43E6A7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494D59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#736D54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CD0037no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 24.2 Indian red · ΔE 26.6 Brown · ΔE 27.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.4 Crimson · ΔE 27.6 Deep pink · ΔE 28.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 24.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19BC7D

Analogous#BC19AA, #BC2C19

Triadic#58BC19, #1958BC

Split complementary#19BC2C, #19AABC

Tetradic#A9BC19, #19BC7D, #2B19BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4ADC8

Lighter +30%#EE80AA

Lighter +20%#E8538D

Lighter +10%#E2266F

Darker −10%#8F1343

Darker −20%#620D2E

Darker −30%#350719

Darker −40%#080104

More saturated +25%#D50052

Less saturated −25%#A1345E

Channel breakdown

R188

G25

B88

Red188 (73.7%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue88 (34.5%)

Hue336.81°

Saturation (HSL)76.53%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 19 · B 58

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BC1958 (chemical formula)

Formula
23,528.348 g/mol
1959 atoms

BC1958 has a molar mass of 23,528.348 g/mol, made up of 1959 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 1958 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass23,528.348 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule1959

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.9069741 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.5595255 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B0%

C100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.046%

Carbon (C × 1958)23,517.538 g/mol, 99.954%

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