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Recognised as Colour

#BC28D4

  • #BC28D4
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC28D4 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 40, 212 and HSL 292°, 68%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#BC28D4#BC28D4
HEX#BC28D4
RGBrgb(188, 40, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1569, 0.8314
RGB percentages73.7%, 15.7%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(291.6, 68.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(291.6, 81.1%, 83.1%)
CMYK11.3%, 81.1%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,331,220
CSS custom property--colour: #BC28D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16962WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#43D72B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4178D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BE4F80no 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 text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 12.3Dark violet · ΔE 16.2Medium orchid · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Fuchsia · ΔE 25.7Magenta · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#40D428
Analogous#6628D4, #D42896
Triadic#D4BC28, #28D4BC
Split complementary#96D428, #28D466
Tetradic#D46628, #40D428, #2896D4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D2F6
Lighter +30%#E4A7EE
Lighter +20%#D77CE6
Lighter +10%#CA51DE
Darker −10%#9620A9
Darker −20%#70187E
Darker −30%#4A1053
Darker −40%#240828
More saturated +25%#D308F4
Less saturated −25%#A548B5

Channel breakdown

R188
G40
B212
Red188 (73.7%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue291.63°
Saturation (HSL)68.25%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BC · G 28 · B D4

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