Colour

#BC3277

#BC3277
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC3277 is a red with RGB values 188, 50, 119 and HSL 330°, 58%, 47%. 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

#BC3277#BC3277

HEX#BC3277

RGBrgb(188, 50, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1961, 0.4667

RGB percentages73.7%, 19.6%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(330, 58%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 73.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 73.4%, 36.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,333,687

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3277;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.44:1

Contrast with white5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#545454

Inverted#43CD88

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C5979no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#737374no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60 from the original

Tritanopia#CB2450no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 13.9 Hot pink · ΔE 21.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.6 Deep pink · ΔE 27.3 Purple · ΔE 33.1 Orchid · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#32BC77

Analogous#BC32BC, #BC3232

Triadic#77BC32, #3277BC

Split complementary#32BC32, #32BCBC

Tetradic#BCBC32, #32BC77, #3232BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C9DD

Lighter +30%#E6A1C3

Lighter +20%#DB79AA

Lighter +10%#D15091

Darker −10%#94275E

Darker −20%#6B1D44

Darker −30%#43122A

Darker −40%#1B0711

More saturated +25%#DA1477

Less saturated −25%#9E5077

Channel breakdown

R188

G50

B119

Red188 (73.7%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)57.98%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 32 · B 77

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BC3277 (chemical formula)

Formula
39,370.857 g/mol
3278 atoms

BC3277 has a molar mass of 39,370.857 g/mol, made up of 3278 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 3277 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass39,370.857 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3278

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule6.5376846 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.5295935 × 10^19

Composition by mass

B0%

C100%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.027%

Carbon (C × 3277)39,360.047 g/mol, 99.973%

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