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Recognised as Colour

#BC31AE

  • #BC31AE
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC31AE is a magenta with RGB values 188, 49, 174 and HSL 306°, 59%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC31AE#BC31AE
HEX#BC31AE
RGBrgb(188, 49, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1922, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.7%, 19.2%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(306, 58.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306, 73.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 73.9%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,333,486
CSS custom property--colour: #BC31AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#43CE51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2963B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F76ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C4406Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2Dark magenta · ΔE 15.2Purple · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 20.1Medium violet red · ΔE 21.9Dark orchid · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#31BC3F
Analogous#8431BC, #BC3169
Triadic#AEBC31, #31AEBC
Split complementary#68BC31, #31BC84
Tetradic#BC8431, #31BC3F, #3169BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C8ED
Lighter +30%#E6A0DF
Lighter +20%#DC77D2
Lighter +10%#D14FC4
Darker −10%#942689
Darker −20%#6B1C63
Darker −30%#43113E
Darker −40%#1A0718
More saturated +25%#DA13C6
Less saturated −25%#9E4F96

Channel breakdown

R188
G49
B174
Red188 (73.7%)
Green49 (19.2%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue306.04°
Saturation (HSL)58.65%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 31 · B AE

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