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Recognised as Colour

#BC2E8A

  • #BC2E8A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC2E8A is a magenta with RGB values 188, 46, 138 and HSL 321°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC2E8A#BC2E8A
HEX#BC2E8A
RGBrgb(188, 46, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1804, 0.5412
RGB percentages73.7%, 18%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(321.1, 60.7%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.1, 75.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 75.5%, 26.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,332,682
CSS custom property--colour: #BC2E8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1448WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#43D175

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415B8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C7387no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Tritanopia#C92A58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 8.3Hot pink · ΔE 21.9Dark magenta · ΔE 24Purple · ΔE 24.2Orchid · ΔE 25.4Deep pink · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2EBC60
Analogous#A72EBC, #BC2E43
Triadic#8ABC2E, #2E8ABC
Split complementary#43BC2E, #2EBCA7
Tetradic#BCA72E, #2EBC60, #2E43BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C5E1
Lighter +30%#E79CCD
Lighter +20%#DD73B8
Lighter +10%#D34AA3
Darker −10%#93246C
Darker −20%#6A1A4E
Darker −30%#411030
Darker −40%#180612
More saturated +25%#D91193
Less saturated −25%#9F4B81

Channel breakdown

R188
G46
B138
Red188 (73.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue321.13°
Saturation (HSL)60.68%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 2E · B 8A

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