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Recognised as Colour

#BC2D9C

  • #BC2D9C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC2D9C is a magenta with RGB values 188, 45, 156 and HSL 313°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC2D9C#BC2D9C
HEX#BC2D9C
RGBrgb(188, 45, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1765, 0.6118
RGB percentages73.7%, 17.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(313.4, 61.4%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313.4, 76.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 76.1%, 17%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,332,444
CSS custom property--colour: #BC2D9C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1
Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#43D263

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#355E9Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#667499no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C73462no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.8Dark magenta · ΔE 17.2Purple · ΔE 19.3Orchid · ΔE 21.2Medium orchid · ΔE 22.1Hot pink · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DBC4D
Analogous#952DBC, #BC2D54
Triadic#9CBC2D, #2D9CBC
Split complementary#54BC2D, #2DBC95
Tetradic#BC952D, #2DBC4D, #2D54BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C4E7
Lighter +30%#E79BD6
Lighter +20%#DD72C5
Lighter +10%#D349B4
Darker −10%#93237A
Darker −20%#6A1958
Darker −30%#410F36
Darker −40%#170613
More saturated +25%#D910AC
Less saturated −25%#9F4A8C

Channel breakdown

R188
G45
B156
Red188 (73.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue313.43°
Saturation (HSL)61.37%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 2D · B 9C

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