Recognised as Colour

#BC2C67

#BC2C67
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC2C67 is a red with RGB values 188, 44, 103 and HSL 335°, 62%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC2C67#BC2C67

HEX#BC2C67

RGBrgb(188, 44, 103)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1725, 0.4039

RGB percentages73.7%, 17.3%, 40.4%

HSLhsl(335.4, 62.1%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(335.4, 76.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 76.6%, 45.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,332,135

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2C67;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#43D398

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E5568no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Deuteranopia#747164no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CC0D46no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.5 Hot pink · ΔE 25.3 Indian red · ΔE 27.7 Deep pink · ΔE 28.3 Brown · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 19.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2CBC81

Analogous#BC2CAF, #BC392C

Triadic#67BC2C, #2C67BC

Split complementary#2CBC39, #2CAFBC

Tetradic#AFBC2C, #2CBC81, #392CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C3D6

Lighter +30%#E79AB9

Lighter +20%#DE709D

Lighter +10%#D44781

Darker −10%#932250

Darker −20%#69193A

Darker −30%#400F23

Darker −40%#17050C

More saturated +25%#D90F62

Less saturated −25%#9F496C

Channel breakdown

R188

G44

B103

Red188 (73.7%)

Green44 (17.3%)

Blue103 (40.4%)

Hue335.42°

Saturation (HSL)62.07%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 2C · B 67

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BC2C67 (chemical formula)

Formula
839.569 g/mol
70 atoms

BC2C67 has a molar mass of 839.569 g/mol, made up of 70 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 69 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass839.569 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule70

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.3941371 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram7.1728956 × 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

B1.3%

C98.7%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.288%

Carbon (C × 69)828.759 g/mol, 98.712%

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