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Recognised as Colour

#BC34A3

  • #BC34A3
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark magenta

#BC34A3 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 52, 163 and HSL 311°, 57%, 47%. 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

#BC34A3#BC34A3
HEX#BC34A3
RGBrgb(188, 52, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2039, 0.6392
RGB percentages73.7%, 20.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(311, 56.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311, 72.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 72.3%, 13.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,334,243
CSS custom property--colour: #BC34A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#43CB5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3762A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6576A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C63D68no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark magenta · ΔE 16.5Medium violet red · ΔE 16.6Purple · ΔE 18.9Orchid · ΔE 19.1Medium orchid · ΔE 19.2Violet · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark magenta (#8B008B)ΔE 16.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34BC4D
Analogous#9134BC, #BC345F
Triadic#A3BC34, #34A3BC
Split complementary#5FBC34, #34BC91
Tetradic#BC9134, #34BC4D, #345FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1CBEA
Lighter +30%#E6A3D9
Lighter +20%#DB7BC9
Lighter +10%#D053B9
Darker −10%#942980
Darker −20%#6C1E5E
Darker −30%#44133B
Darker −40%#1C0818
More saturated +25%#DA16B6
Less saturated −25%#9E5290

Channel breakdown

R188
G52
B163
Red188 (73.7%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue311.03°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 34 · B A3

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