Colour

#BC2ED0

#BC2ED0
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dark orchid

#BC2ED0 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 46, 208 and HSL 293°, 64%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC2ED0

RGBrgb(188, 46, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1804, 0.8157

RGB percentages73.7%, 18%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(292.6, 63.8%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.6, 77.9%, 81.6%)

CMYK9.6%, 77.9%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,332,752

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2ED0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1

Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#43D12F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4878CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BE4F7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 11.8 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.8 Dark violet · ΔE 18.9 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.6 Fuchsia · ΔE 28.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42D02E

Analogous#6B2ED0, #D02E93

Triadic#D0BC2E, #2ED0BC

Split complementary#93D02E, #2ED06B

Tetradic#D06B2E, #42D02E, #2E93D0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D4F6

Lighter +30%#E4ABEC

Lighter +20%#D781E3

Lighter +10%#CA57DA

Darker −10%#9625A6

Darker −20%#711C7C

Darker −30%#4B1253

Darker −40%#250929

More saturated +25%#D40EF0

Less saturated −25%#A44EB0

Channel breakdown

R188

G46

B208

Red188 (73.7%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue292.59°

Saturation (HSL)63.78%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 2E · B D0

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Colour values

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