Colour

#BC3EAC

#BC3EAC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC3EAC is a magenta with RGB values 188, 62, 172 and HSL 308°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC3EAC#BC3EAC

HEX#BC3EAC

RGBrgb(188, 62, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2431, 0.6745

RGB percentages73.7%, 24.3%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(307.6, 50.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 67%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 67%, 8.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,336,812

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.75:1

Contrast with white4.75:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#43C153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A67AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6679A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C44970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.6 Orchid · ΔE 16.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.8 Purple · ΔE 19.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.2 Violet · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EBC4E

Analogous#8D3EBC, #BC3E6D

Triadic#ACBC3E, #3EACBC

Split complementary#6DBC3E, #3EBC8D

Tetradic#BC8D3E, #3EBC4E, #3E6DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D5EE

Lighter +30%#E4AFDE

Lighter +20%#D888CE

Lighter +10%#CB62BE

Darker −10%#963189

Darker −20%#6F2566

Darker −30%#491843

Darker −40%#230B20

More saturated +25%#DB1FC3

Less saturated −25%#9D5D95

Channel breakdown

R188

G62

B172

Red188 (73.7%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue307.62°

Saturation (HSL)50.4%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 3E · B AC

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Colour values

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