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Recognised as Colour

#BC30AA

  • #BC30AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC30AA is a magenta with RGB values 188, 48, 170 and HSL 308°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark magenta.

Colour values

#BC30AA#BC30AA
HEX#BC30AA
RGBrgb(188, 48, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1882, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.7%, 18.8%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(307.7, 59.3%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.7, 74.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 74.5%, 9.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,333,226
CSS custom property--colour: #BC30AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#43CF55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C61ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6176A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C53D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Medium orchid · ΔE 16.5Purple · ΔE 18.7Orchid · ΔE 20Medium violet red · ΔE 20.1Violet · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#30BC42
Analogous#8830BC, #BC3064
Triadic#AABC30, #30AABC
Split complementary#64BC30, #30BC88
Tetradic#BC8830, #30BC42, #3064BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C7EB
Lighter +30%#E69FDD
Lighter +20%#DC76CF
Lighter +10%#D24DC1
Darker −10%#932685
Darker −20%#6B1B61
Darker −30%#42113C
Darker −40%#190717
More saturated +25%#D913C0
Less saturated −25%#9F4E94

Channel breakdown

R188
G48
B170
Red188 (73.7%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue307.71°
Saturation (HSL)59.32%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 30 · B AA

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