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Colour

#BC1E85

  • #BC1E85
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC1E85 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 30, 133 and HSL 321°, 72%, 43%. 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

#BC1E85#BC1E85
HEX#BC1E85
RGBrgb(188, 30, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1176, 0.5216
RGB percentages73.7%, 11.8%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(320.9, 72.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(320.9, 84%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 84%, 29.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,328,581
CSS custom property--colour: #BC1E85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#43E17A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A5587no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63 from the original
Deuteranopia#697082no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CA1551no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 5.1Hot pink · ΔE 23.5Dark magenta · ΔE 24Purple · ΔE 24.4Deep pink · ΔE 24.8Orchid · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.05, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1EBC55
Analogous#A41EBC, #BC1E36
Triadic#85BC1E, #1E85BC
Split complementary#36BC1E, #1EBCA4
Tetradic#BCA41E, #1EBC55, #1E36BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3B3DD
Lighter +30%#EC87C9
Lighter +20%#E55BB5
Lighter +10%#DE2FA1
Darker −10%#901766
Darker −20%#641047
Darker −30%#380928
Darker −40%#0C0209
More saturated +25%#D7038D
Less saturated −25%#A1397D

Channel breakdown

R188
G30
B133
Red188 (73.7%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue320.89°
Saturation (HSL)72.48%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 1E · B 85

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