Colour

#BC45AD

#BC45AD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC45AD is a magenta with RGB values 188, 69, 173 and HSL 308°, 47%, 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 Orchid.

Colour values

#BC45AD#BC45AD

HEX#BC45AD

RGBrgb(188, 69, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2706, 0.6784

RGB percentages73.7%, 27.1%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(307.6, 47%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 63.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 63.3%, 8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,338,605

CSS custom property--colour: #BC45AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17965WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.59:1

Contrast with white4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#43BA52

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#416BB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 53.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#697CAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C44F73no 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 text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.3 Medium orchid · ΔE 16 Dark magenta · ΔE 18.3 Purple · ΔE 20.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 20.8 Violet · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#45BC54

Analogous#9045BC, #BC4571

Triadic#ADBC45, #45ADBC

Split complementary#71BC45, #45BC90

Tetradic#BC9045, #45BC54, #4571BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2DBEF

Lighter +30%#E5B5DF

Lighter +20%#D790CE

Lighter +10%#CA6ABE

Darker −10%#97378B

Darker −20%#722969

Darker −30%#4C1C46

Darker −40%#270E24

More saturated +25%#DC25C5

Less saturated −25%#9C6595

Channel breakdown

R188

G69

B173

Red188 (73.7%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue307.56°

Saturation (HSL)47.04%

Lightness50.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 45 · B AD

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