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Recognised as Colour

#BC2D7C

  • #BC2D7C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC2D7C is a magenta with RGB values 188, 45, 124 and HSL 327°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC2D7C#BC2D7C
HEX#BC2D7C
RGBrgb(188, 45, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1765, 0.4863
RGB percentages73.7%, 17.6%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(326.9, 61.4%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(326.9, 76.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 76.1%, 34%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,332,412
CSS custom property--colour: #BC2D7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14023WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#43D283

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#47587Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#707279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#CA2051no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 10.2Hot pink · ΔE 21.3Pale violetred · ΔE 25.6Deep pink · ΔE 25.9Purple · ΔE 29.8Dark magenta · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DBC6D
Analogous#B52DBC, #BC2D34
Triadic#7CBC2D, #2D7CBC
Split complementary#34BC2D, #2DBCB5
Tetradic#BCB52D, #2DBC6D, #2D34BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C4DD
Lighter +30%#E79BC5
Lighter +20%#DD72AD
Lighter +10%#D34995
Darker −10%#932361
Darker −20%#6A1946
Darker −30%#410F2B
Darker −40%#17060F
More saturated +25%#D9107F
Less saturated −25%#9F4A79

Channel breakdown

R188
G45
B124
Red188 (73.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue326.85°
Saturation (HSL)61.37%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 2D · B 7C

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