Recognised as Colour

#BC1995

#BC1995
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC1995 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 25, 149 and HSL 314°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC1995#BC1995

HEX#BC1995

RGBrgb(188, 25, 149)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.098, 0.5843

RGB percentages73.7%, 9.8%, 58.4%

HSLhsl(314.4, 76.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 86.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 20.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,327,317

CSS custom property--colour: #BC1995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1

Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#43E66A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C5798no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#637092no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C81F59no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 11.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.7 Purple · ΔE 20 Orchid · ΔE 25.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 25.3 Hot pink · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19BC40

Analogous#9219BC, #BC1943

Triadic#95BC19, #1995BC

Split complementary#44BC19, #19BC92

Tetradic#BC9119, #19BC40, #1943BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4ADE3

Lighter +30%#EE80D4

Lighter +20%#E853C4

Lighter +10%#E226B5

Darker −10%#8F1371

Darker −20%#620D4E

Darker −30%#35072A

Darker −40%#080106

More saturated +25%#D500A2

Less saturated −25%#A13487

Channel breakdown

R188

G25

B149

Red188 (73.7%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue149 (58.4%)

Hue314.36°

Saturation (HSL)76.53%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 19 · B 95

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BC1995 (chemical formula)

Formula
23,972.755 g/mol
1996 atoms

BC1995 has a molar mass of 23,972.755 g/mol, made up of 1996 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 1995 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass23,972.755 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule1996

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule3.9807696 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.512077 × 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, 0.045%

Carbon (C × 1995)23,961.945 g/mol, 99.955%

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