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Recognised as Colour

#BC19AA

  • #BC19AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC19AA is a magenta with RGB values 188, 25, 170 and HSL 307°, 77%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BC19AA#BC19AA
HEX#BC19AA
RGBrgb(188, 25, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.098, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.7%, 9.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(306.6, 76.5%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.6, 86.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 86.7%, 9.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,327,338
CSS custom property--colour: #BC19AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#43E655

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E5BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A71A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C52F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.7Medium orchid · ΔE 18.9Purple · ΔE 20.3Medium violet red · ΔE 22.7Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5Orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#19BC2B
Analogous#7D19BC, #BC1958
Triadic#AABC19, #19AABC
Split complementary#59BC19, #19BC7C
Tetradic#BC7D19, #19BC2B, #1959BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4ADEC
Lighter +30%#EE80E2
Lighter +20%#E853D8
Lighter +10%#E226CD
Darker −10%#8F1381
Darker −20%#620D59
Darker −30%#350730
Darker −40%#080107
More saturated +25%#D500BD
Less saturated −25%#A13495

Channel breakdown

R188
G25
B170
Red188 (73.7%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue306.63°
Saturation (HSL)76.53%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 19 · B AA

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