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Recognised as Colour

#BC1A6D

  • #BC1A6D
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC1A6D is a magenta with RGB values 188, 26, 109 and HSL 329°, 76%, 42%. 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

#BC1A6D#BC1A6D
HEX#BC1A6D
RGBrgb(188, 26, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.102, 0.4275
RGB percentages73.7%, 10.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(329.3, 75.7%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(329.3, 86.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 86.2%, 42%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,327,533
CSS custom property--colour: #BC1A6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#43E592

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#43506Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F6E69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CC0043no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 12.3Deep pink · ΔE 23.8Hot pink · ΔE 24.2Pale violetred · ΔE 27.5Purple · ΔE 34.7Indian red · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1ABC69
Analogous#BA1ABC, #BC1A1C
Triadic#6DBC1A, #1A6DBC
Split complementary#1CBC1A, #1ABCBA
Tetradic#BCBA1A, #1ABC69, #1A1CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4AED2
Lighter +30%#EE81B9
Lighter +20%#E755A0
Lighter +10%#E12887
Darker −10%#8F1453
Darker −20%#620E39
Darker −30%#36071F
Darker −40%#090105
More saturated +25%#D6006E
Less saturated −25%#A1356C

Channel breakdown

R188
G26
B109
Red188 (73.7%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue329.26°
Saturation (HSL)75.7%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 1A · B 6D

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