Recognised as Colour

#BC40CE

#BC40CE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC40CE is a magenta with RGB values 188, 64, 206 and HSL 292°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC40CE#BC40CE

HEX#BC40CE

RGBrgb(188, 64, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.251, 0.8078

RGB percentages73.7%, 25.1%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(292.4, 59.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.4, 68.9%, 80.8%)

CMYK8.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,358

CSS custom property--colour: #BC40CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18814WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#43BF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D6FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#547DCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 58.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BE5983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 12.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.5 Orchid · ΔE 23 Dark violet · ΔE 25.1 Violet · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.2, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52CE40

Analogous#7540CE, #CE4099

Triadic#CEBC40, #40CEBC

Split complementary#99CE40, #40CE75

Tetradic#CE7540, #52CE40, #4099CE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E2F8

Lighter +30%#E7BAED

Lighter +20%#D891E3

Lighter +10%#CA69D8

Darker −10%#9E2DAE

Darker −20%#792286

Darker −30%#54185D

Darker −40%#300D35

More saturated +25%#D222EC

Less saturated −25%#A65EB0

Channel breakdown

R188

G64

B206

Red188 (73.7%)

Green64 (25.1%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue292.39°

Saturation (HSL)59.17%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 40 · B CE

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BC40Ce (chemical formula)

Formula
631.37 g/mol
42 atoms

BC40Ce has a molar mass of 631.37 g/mol, made up of 42 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 40 × C, 1 × Ce.

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Molar mass

Molar mass631.37 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule42

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0484146 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram9.5382118 × 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

B1.7%

C76.1%

Ce22.2%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.712%

Carbon (C × 40)480.44 g/mol, 76.095%

Cerium (Ce)140.12 g/mol, 22.193%

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