Colour

#BC44AC

#BC44AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC44AC is a magenta with RGB values 188, 68, 172 and HSL 308°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BC44AC#BC44AC

HEX#BC44AC

RGBrgb(188, 68, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2667, 0.6745

RGB percentages73.7%, 26.7%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(308, 47.2%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(308, 63.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 63.8%, 8.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,338,348

CSS custom property--colour: #BC44AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.6:1

Contrast with white4.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#43BB53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#416AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#697BA9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C44E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 16.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.2 Purple · ΔE 20.1 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.3 Violet · ΔE 21.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#44BC54

Analogous#9044BC, #BC4470

Triadic#ACBC44, #44ACBC

Split complementary#70BC44, #44BC90

Tetradic#BC9044, #44BC54, #4470BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DAEF

Lighter +30%#E4B5DE

Lighter +20%#D78FCD

Lighter +10%#C96ABD

Darker −10%#97368A

Darker −20%#712968

Darker −30%#4C1B45

Darker −40%#260E23

More saturated +25%#DC24C3

Less saturated −25%#9C6495

Channel breakdown

R188

G68

B172

Red188 (73.7%)

Green68 (26.7%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue308°

Saturation (HSL)47.24%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 44 · B AC

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Colour values

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