Colour

#BC3EAD

#BC3EAD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC3EAD is a magenta with RGB values 188, 62, 173 and HSL 307°, 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

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HEX#BC3EAD

RGBrgb(188, 62, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2431, 0.6784

RGB percentages73.7%, 24.3%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(307.1, 50.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.1, 67%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 67%, 8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,336,813

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17154WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.74:1

Contrast with white4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#43C152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A67B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original

Deuteranopia#657AAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58 from the original

Tritanopia#C44970no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 15.2 Orchid · ΔE 16.1 Dark magenta · ΔE 16.7 Purple · ΔE 19.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.6 Violet · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3EBC4D

Analogous#8C3EBC, #BC3E6E

Triadic#ADBC3E, #3EADBC

Split complementary#6EBC3E, #3EBC8C

Tetradic#BC8C3E, #3EBC4D, #3E6EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D5EE

Lighter +30%#E4AFDE

Lighter +20%#D888CE

Lighter +10%#CB62BF

Darker −10%#96318A

Darker −20%#6F2566

Darker −30%#491843

Darker −40%#230B20

More saturated +25%#DB1FC5

Less saturated −25%#9D5D95

Channel breakdown

R188

G62

B173

Red188 (73.7%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue307.14°

Saturation (HSL)50.4%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 3E · B AD

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Colour values

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