Colour

#BC236E

#BC236E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC236E is a red with RGB values 188, 35, 110 and HSL 331°, 69%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BC236E

RGBrgb(188, 35, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1373, 0.4314

RGB percentages73.7%, 13.7%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(330.6, 68.6%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.6, 81.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 81.4%, 41.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,329,838

CSS custom property--colour: #BC236E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13019WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.83:1

Contrast with white5.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#494949

Inverted#43DC91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#475370no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#716F6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CC0046no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.6 Hot pink · ΔE 23.6 Deep pink · ΔE 25.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.5 Indian red · ΔE 33.8 Purple · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.6, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#23BC71

Analogous#BC23BA, #BC2523

Triadic#6EBC23, #236EBC

Split complementary#23BC25, #23BABC

Tetradic#BABC23, #23BC71, #2523BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2B9D5

Lighter +30%#EA8EBB

Lighter +20%#E263A1

Lighter +10%#DA3887

Darker −10%#911B55

Darker −20%#66133C

Darker −30%#3B0B23

Darker −40%#100309

More saturated +25%#D8076D

Less saturated −25%#A03F6F

Channel breakdown

R188

G35

B110

Red188 (73.7%)

Green35 (13.7%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue330.59°

Saturation (HSL)68.61%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 23 · B 6E

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