Colour

#BC4580

#BC4580
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC4580 is a red with RGB values 188, 69, 128 and HSL 330°, 47%, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC4580#BC4580

HEX#BC4580

RGBrgb(188, 69, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2706, 0.502

RGB percentages73.7%, 27.1%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(330.3, 47%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330.3, 63.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 63.3%, 31.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,338,560

CSS custom property--colour: #BC4580;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#43BA7F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576382no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#78797Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CA3E5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.3 Medium violet red · ΔE 19.2 Hot pink · ΔE 21 Orchid · ΔE 30.5 Indian red · ΔE 31.8 Deep pink · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.33, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45BC81

Analogous#BC45BB, #BC4645

Triadic#80BC45, #4580BC

Split complementary#45BC45, #45BBBC

Tetradic#BBBC45, #45BC81, #4645BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DBE6

Lighter +30%#E5B5CD

Lighter +20%#D790B3

Lighter +10%#CA6A9A

Darker −10%#973767

Darker −20%#72294D

Darker −30%#4C1C34

Darker −40%#270E1A

More saturated +25%#DC2580

Less saturated −25%#9C6580

Channel breakdown

R188

G69

B128

Red188 (73.7%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue330.25°

Saturation (HSL)47.04%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 45 · B 80

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