Colour

#BC42BC

#BC42BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC42BC is a magenta with RGB values 188, 66, 188 and HSL 300°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#BC42BC#BC42BC

HEX#BC42BC

RGBrgb(188, 66, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2588, 0.7373

RGB percentages73.7%, 25.9%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(300, 48%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 64.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,852

CSS custom property--colour: #BC42BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18219WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#43BD43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#316CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 54.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#607CB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C25379no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 9.2 Orchid · ΔE 16.5 Dark magenta · ΔE 17.3 Purple · ΔE 20.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 20.9 Violet · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BC42

Analogous#7F42BC, #BC427F

Triadic#BCBC42, #42BCBC

Split complementary#7FBC42, #42BC7F

Tetradic#BC7F42, #42BC42, #427FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D9F1

Lighter +30%#E4B3E4

Lighter +20%#D78DD7

Lighter +10%#CA67CA

Darker −10%#963596

Darker −20%#712771

Darker −30%#4B1A4B

Darker −40%#250D25

More saturated +25%#DC22DC

Less saturated −25%#9C629C

Channel breakdown

R188

G66

B188

Red188 (73.7%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)48.03%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR BC · G 42 · B BC

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Colour values

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