Colour

#BC4190

#BC4190
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC4190 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 65, 144 and HSL 321°, 49%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BC4190

RGBrgb(188, 65, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2549, 0.5647

RGB percentages73.7%, 25.5%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(321.5, 48.6%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(321.5, 65.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 65.4%, 23.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,552

CSS custom property--colour: #BC4190;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#616161

Inverted#43BE6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D6492no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#71798Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56 from the original

Tritanopia#C84063no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 14.3 Hot pink · ΔE 20.5 Orchid · ΔE 22.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 25.1 Purple · ΔE 26 Dark magenta · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#41BC6D

Analogous#AB41BC, #BC4152

Triadic#90BC41, #4190BC

Split complementary#52BC41, #41BCAB

Tetradic#BCAB41, #41BC6D, #4152BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D8E8

Lighter +30%#E4B2D2

Lighter +20%#D78CBC

Lighter +10%#CA66A6

Darker −10%#963473

Darker −20%#702756

Darker −30%#4A1A39

Darker −40%#240D1C

More saturated +25%#DC2199

Less saturated −25%#9C6187

Channel breakdown

R188

G65

B144

Red188 (73.7%)

Green65 (25.5%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue321.46°

Saturation (HSL)48.62%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 41 · B 90

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