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Recognised as Colour

#BC3E7C

  • #BC3E7C
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC3E7C is a red with RGB values 188, 62, 124 and HSL 330°, 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 Medium violet red.

Colour values

#BC3E7C#BC3E7C
HEX#BC3E7C
RGBrgb(188, 62, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2431, 0.4863
RGB percentages73.7%, 24.3%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(330.5, 50.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.5, 67%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 67%, 34%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,336,764
CSS custom property--colour: #BC3E7C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#43C183

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535F7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54 from the original
Deuteranopia#767679no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CA3558no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 17.1Pale violetred · ΔE 19.2Hot pink · ΔE 21.1Deep pink · ΔE 30.3Orchid · ΔE 31.6Indian red · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 17.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3EBC7E
Analogous#BC3EBB, #BC3F3E
Triadic#7CBC3E, #3E7CBC
Split complementary#3EBC3F, #3EBBBC
Tetradic#BBBC3E, #3EBC7E, #3F3EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D5E3
Lighter +30%#E4AFC9
Lighter +20%#D888AF
Lighter +10%#CB6296
Darker −10%#963163
Darker −20%#6F2549
Darker −30%#491830
Darker −40%#230B17
More saturated +25%#DB1F7C
Less saturated −25%#9D5D7C

Channel breakdown

R188
G62
B124
Red188 (73.7%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue330.48°
Saturation (HSL)50.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 3E · B 7C

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