Recognised as Colour

#BC3F68

#BC3F68
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC3F68 is a red with RGB values 188, 63, 104 and HSL 340°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC3F68#BC3F68

HEX#BC3F68

RGBrgb(188, 63, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2471, 0.4078

RGB percentages73.7%, 24.7%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(340.3, 49.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.3, 66.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 66.5%, 44.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,000

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3F68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1

Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#43C097

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#595D69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A7665no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CC2E4Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17 Indian red · ΔE 21.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.3 Hot pink · ΔE 26.8 Light coral · ΔE 27.4 Brown · ΔE 27.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.97, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3FBC93

Analogous#BC3FA7, #BC553F

Triadic#68BC3F, #3F68BC

Split complementary#3FBC54, #3FA7BC

Tetradic#A7BC3F, #3FBC93, #543FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D6DF

Lighter +30%#E4B0C1

Lighter +20%#D889A3

Lighter +10%#CB6385

Darker −10%#963253

Darker −20%#70253E

Darker −30%#491929

Darker −40%#230C13

More saturated +25%#DB205D

Less saturated −25%#9D5E73

Channel breakdown

R188

G63

B104

Red188 (73.7%)

Green63 (24.7%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue340.32°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 3F · B 68

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BC3F68 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,338.707 g/mol
72 atoms

BC3F68 has a molar mass of 1,338.707 g/mol, made up of 72 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 3 × C, 68 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,338.707 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule72

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.2229753 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram4.4984756 × 10^20

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

B0.8%

C2.7%

F96.5%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.807%

Carbon (C × 3)36.033 g/mol, 2.692%

Fluorine (F × 68)1,291.864 g/mol, 96.501%

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