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Recognised as Colour

#BC3E74

  • #BC3E74
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC3E74 is a red with RGB values 188, 62, 116 and HSL 334°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC3E74#BC3E74
HEX#BC3E74
RGBrgb(188, 62, 116)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2431, 0.4549
RGB percentages73.7%, 24.3%, 45.5%
HSLhsl(334.3, 50.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334.3, 67%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 38.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,336,756
CSS custom property--colour: #BC3E74;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15398WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#43C18B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#555E75no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#787671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB3154no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.5Medium violet red · ΔE 20.3Hot pink · ΔE 22.8Indian red · ΔE 27.9Deep pink · ΔE 31.3Light coral · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EBC86
Analogous#BC3EB3, #BC473E
Triadic#74BC3E, #3E74BC
Split complementary#3EBC47, #3EB3BC
Tetradic#B3BC3E, #3EBC86, #473EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D5E1
Lighter +30%#E4AFC6
Lighter +20%#D888AA
Lighter +10%#CB628F
Darker −10%#96315C
Darker −20%#6F2545
Darker −30%#49182D
Darker −40%#230B15
More saturated +25%#DB1F70
Less saturated −25%#9D5D78

Channel breakdown

R188
G62
B116
Red188 (73.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue116 (45.5%)
Hue334.29°
Saturation (HSL)50.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 3E · B 74

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