Recognised as Colour
#BC3495
- #BC3495
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#BC3495 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 52, 149 and HSL 317°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#BC3495#BC3495
HEX#BC3495
RGBrgb(188, 52, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2039, 0.5843
RGB percentages73.7%, 20.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(317.2, 56.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.2, 72.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 72.3%, 20.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,334,229
CSS custom property--colour: #BC3495;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#43CB6A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#34BC5B
Analogous#9F34BC, #BC3451
Triadic#95BC34, #3495BC
Split complementary#51BC34, #34BC9F
Tetradic#BC9F34, #34BC5B, #3451BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G52
B149
Red188 (73.7%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue317.21°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 34 · B 95
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BC3495 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 41,989.255 g/mol
- 3496 atoms
BC3495 has a molar mass of 41,989.255 g/mol, made up of 3496 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 3495 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass41,989.255 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule3496
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule6.9724798 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram1.43421 × 10^19
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B0%
C100%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.026%
Carbon (C × 3495)41,978.445 g/mol, 99.974%
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