Recognised as Colour

#BC3977

#BC3977
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC3977 is a red with RGB values 188, 57, 119 and HSL 332°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC3977#BC3977

HEX#BC3977

RGBrgb(188, 57, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2235, 0.4667

RGB percentages73.7%, 22.4%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(331.6, 53.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(331.6, 69.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 69.7%, 36.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,335,479

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3977;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1495WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#43C688

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#515C79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#757574no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Tritanopia#CB2D53no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 16.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 20 Hot pink · ΔE 21.7 Deep pink · ΔE 29.2 Indian red · ΔE 31.4 Orchid · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 16.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#39BC7E

Analogous#BC39B8, #BC3D39

Triadic#77BC39, #3977BC

Split complementary#39BC3D, #39B8BC

Tetradic#B8BC39, #39BC7E, #3D39BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D0E0

Lighter +30%#E5A9C5

Lighter +20%#D982AB

Lighter +10%#CD5B91

Darker −10%#952D5E

Darker −20%#6E2145

Darker −30%#47152D

Darker −40%#1F0A14

More saturated +25%#DB1A75

Less saturated −25%#9D5879

Channel breakdown

R188

G57

B119

Red188 (73.7%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue331.6°

Saturation (HSL)53.47%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 39 · B 77

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BC3977 (chemical formula)

Formula
47,778.557 g/mol
3978 atoms

BC3977 has a molar mass of 47,778.557 g/mol, made up of 3978 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 3977 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass47,778.557 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule3978

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule7.933816 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram1.2604275 × 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, 0.023%

Carbon (C × 3977)47,767.747 g/mol, 99.977%

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