Recognised as Colour

#BC19AC

#BC19AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC19AC is a magenta with RGB values 188, 25, 172 and HSL 306°, 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

#BC19AC#BC19AC

HEX#BC19AC

RGBrgb(188, 25, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.098, 0.6745

RGB percentages73.7%, 9.8%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(305.9, 76.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(305.9, 86.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 86.7%, 8.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,327,340

CSS custom property--colour: #BC19AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14365WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.42:1

Contrast with white5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#43E653

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#085CB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#5972A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C53167no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16 Medium orchid · ΔE 18.6 Purple · ΔE 20.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.7 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.7 Orchid · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#19BC29

Analogous#7B19BC, #BC195A

Triadic#ACBC19, #19ACBC

Split complementary#5BBC19, #19BC7A

Tetradic#BC7A19, #19BC29, #195BBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4ADED

Lighter +30%#EE80E3

Lighter +20%#E853D9

Lighter +10%#E226D0

Darker −10%#8F1383

Darker −20%#620D5A

Darker −30%#350730

Darker −40%#080107

More saturated +25%#D500C0

Less saturated −25%#A13497

Channel breakdown

R188

G25

B172

Red188 (73.7%)

Green25 (9.8%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue305.89°

Saturation (HSL)76.53%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 19 · B AC

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BC19Ac (chemical formula)

Formula
466.019 g/mol
21 atoms

BC19Ac has a molar mass of 466.019 g/mol, made up of 21 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 19 × C, 1 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass466.019 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule21

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule7.7384276 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram1.2922522 × 10^21

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

B2.3%

C49%

Ac48.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 2.32%

Carbon (C × 19)228.209 g/mol, 48.97%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 48.71%

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