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Recognised as Colour

#BC32AF

  • #BC32AF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC32AF is a magenta with RGB values 188, 50, 175 and HSL 306°, 58%, 47%. 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

#BC32AF#BC32AF
HEX#BC32AF
RGBrgb(188, 50, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1961, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.7%, 19.6%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(305.7, 58%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.7, 73.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 73.4%, 6.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,333,743
CSS custom property--colour: #BC32AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#43CD50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2963B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F76ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C4416Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 14.8Dark magenta · ΔE 15.3Purple · ΔE 19.1Orchid · ΔE 19.9Medium violet red · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#32BC3F
Analogous#8432BC, #BC326A
Triadic#AFBC32, #32AFBC
Split complementary#6ABC32, #32BC84
Tetradic#BC8432, #32BC3F, #326ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C9ED
Lighter +30%#E6A1E0
Lighter +20%#DB79D2
Lighter +10%#D150C5
Darker −10%#94278A
Darker −20%#6B1D64
Darker −30%#43123E
Darker −40%#1B0719
More saturated +25%#DA14C7
Less saturated −25%#9E5097

Channel breakdown

R188
G50
B175
Red188 (73.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue305.65°
Saturation (HSL)57.98%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 32 · B AF

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