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Recognised as Colour

#BC1E8A

  • #BC1E8A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC1E8A is a magenta with RGB values 188, 30, 138 and HSL 319°, 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

#BC1E8A#BC1E8A
HEX#BC1E8A
RGBrgb(188, 30, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1176, 0.5412
RGB percentages73.7%, 11.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(319, 72.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(319, 84%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 84%, 26.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,328,586
CSS custom property--colour: #BC1E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#43E175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#37568Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#687087no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C91A54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6.5Dark magenta · ΔE 21.8Purple · ΔE 22.7Hot pink · ΔE 24.3Deep pink · ΔE 25.8Orchid · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 6.46, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1EBC50
Analogous#9F1EBC, #BC1E3B
Triadic#8ABC1E, #1E8ABC
Split complementary#3BBC1E, #1EBC9F
Tetradic#BC9F1E, #1EBC50, #1E3BBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3B3DF
Lighter +30%#EC87CC
Lighter +20%#E55BB9
Lighter +10%#DE2FA7
Darker −10%#90176A
Darker −20%#641049
Darker −30%#380929
Darker −40%#0C0209
More saturated +25%#D70394
Less saturated −25%#A13980

Channel breakdown

R188
G30
B138
Red188 (73.7%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue318.99°
Saturation (HSL)72.48%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 1E · B 8A

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