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Colour

#BC427E

  • #BC427E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC427E is a red with RGB values 188, 66, 126 and HSL 330°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC427E#BC427E
HEX#BC427E
RGBrgb(188, 66, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2588, 0.4941
RGB percentages73.7%, 25.9%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(330.5, 48%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.5, 64.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 64.9%, 33%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,337,790
CSS custom property--colour: #BC427E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#43BD81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#556280no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#77787Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CA3A5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 18Medium violet red · ΔE 18.3Hot pink · ΔE 21Orchid · ΔE 31.1Deep pink · ΔE 31.4Indian red · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 18.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#42BC80
Analogous#BC42BB, #BC4342
Triadic#7EBC42, #427EBC
Split complementary#42BC43, #42BBBC
Tetradic#BBBC42, #42BC80, #4342BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1D9E5
Lighter +30%#E4B3CB
Lighter +20%#D78DB1
Lighter +10%#CA6798
Darker −10%#963565
Darker −20%#71274B
Darker −30%#4B1A32
Darker −40%#250D19
More saturated +25%#DC227D
Less saturated −25%#9C627F

Channel breakdown

R188
G66
B126
Red188 (73.7%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue330.49°
Saturation (HSL)48.03%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 42 · B 7E

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