Recognised as Colour

#BC1ED2

#BC1ED2
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC1ED2 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 30, 210 and HSL 293°, 75%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC1ED2

RGBrgb(188, 30, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1176, 0.8235

RGB percentages73.7%, 11.8%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(292.7, 75%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.7, 85.7%, 82.4%)

CMYK10.5%, 85.7%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,328,658

CSS custom property--colour: #BC1ED2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#43E12D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#3F76CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BE4A7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 13.7 Dark violet · ΔE 15.6 Blue violet · ΔE 20.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 22 Fuchsia · ΔE 24.5 Magenta · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 13.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#34D21E

Analogous#621ED2, #D21E8E

Triadic#D2BC1E, #1ED2BC

Split complementary#8ED21E, #1ED262

Tetradic#D2621E, #34D21E, #1E8ED2

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C5F7

Lighter +30%#E699F0

Lighter +20%#DB6CEA

Lighter +10%#D03FE4

Darker −10%#9418A5

Darker −20%#6C1179

Darker −30%#440B4C

Darker −40%#1C041F

More saturated +25%#D300F0

Less saturated −25%#A53CB4

Channel breakdown

R188

G30

B210

Red188 (73.7%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue292.67°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 1E · B D2

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Colour values

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