Recognised as Colour

#BC2486

#BC2486
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC2486 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 36, 134 and HSL 321°, 68%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC2486#BC2486

HEX#BC2486

RGBrgb(188, 36, 134)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1412, 0.5255

RGB percentages73.7%, 14.1%, 52.5%

HSLhsl(321.3, 67.9%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.3, 80.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 80.9%, 28.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,330,118

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2486;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#43DB79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D5788no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6A7183no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CA1D53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 6 Hot pink · ΔE 22.8 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.2 Purple · ΔE 24.5 Deep pink · ΔE 25.4 Orchid · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#24BC5A

Analogous#A624BC, #BC243A

Triadic#86BC24, #2486BC

Split complementary#3ABC24, #24BCA6

Tetradic#BCA624, #24BC5A, #243ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2BADE

Lighter +30%#EA8FCA

Lighter +20%#E165B5

Lighter +10%#D93AA1

Darker −10%#911C67

Darker −20%#661449

Darker −30%#3C0B2A

Darker −40%#11030C

More saturated +25%#D8088E

Less saturated −25%#A0407E

Channel breakdown

R188

G36

B134

Red188 (73.7%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue134 (52.5%)

Hue321.32°

Saturation (HSL)67.86%

Lightness43.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 24 · B 86

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BC2486 (chemical formula)

Formula
29,870.156 g/mol
2487 atoms

BC2486 has a molar mass of 29,870.156 g/mol, made up of 2487 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 2486 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass29,870.156 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule2487

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule4.9600561 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram2.0161062 × 10^19

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%

C100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.036%

Carbon (C × 2486)29,859.346 g/mol, 99.964%

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