Recognised as Colour

#BC226C

#BC226C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC226C is a red with RGB values 188, 34, 108 and HSL 331°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC226C#BC226C

HEX#BC226C

RGBrgb(188, 34, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1333, 0.4235

RGB percentages73.7%, 13.3%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(331.2, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.2, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 81.9%, 42.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,329,580

CSS custom property--colour: #BC226C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.86:1

Contrast with white5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#43DD93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47526Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#716F69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CC0045no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.4 Hot pink · ΔE 24.1 Deep pink · ΔE 25.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.5 Indian red · ΔE 33.1 Purple · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#22BC72

Analogous#BC22B9, #BC2522

Triadic#6CBC22, #226CBC

Split complementary#22BC25, #22B9BC

Tetradic#B9BC22, #22BC72, #2522BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B8D4

Lighter +30%#EA8DBA

Lighter +20%#E3619F

Lighter +10%#DB3685

Darker −10%#911A53

Darker −20%#66123A

Darker −30%#3A0B22

Darker −40%#0F0309

More saturated +25%#D8066B

Less saturated −25%#A03E6D

Channel breakdown

R188

G34

B108

Red188 (73.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue331.17°

Saturation (HSL)69.37%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 22 · B 6C

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BC226C (chemical formula)

Formula
2,737.307 g/mol
228 atoms

BC226C has a molar mass of 2,737.307 g/mol, made up of 228 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 227 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass2,737.307 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule228

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.5454052 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram2.2000239 × 10^20

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

B0.4%

C99.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.395%

Carbon (C × 227)2,726.497 g/mol, 99.605%

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