Recognised as Colour
#BC4791
- #BC4791
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium violet red
#BC4791 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 71, 145 and HSL 322°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.
Colour values
#BC4791#BC4791
HEX#BC4791
RGBrgb(188, 71, 145)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2784, 0.5686
RGB percentages73.7%, 27.8%, 56.9%
HSLhsl(322.1, 46.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(322.1, 62.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 62.2%, 22.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,339,089
CSS custom property--colour: #BC4791;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#43B86E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47BC72
Analogous#AC47BC, #BC4757
Triadic#91BC47, #4791BC
Split complementary#57BC47, #47BCAC
Tetradic#BCAC47, #47BC72, #4757BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G71
B145
Red188 (73.7%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue145 (56.9%)
Hue322.05°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 47 · B 91
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BC4791 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 57,555.511 g/mol
- 4792 atoms
BC4791 has a molar mass of 57,555.511 g/mol, made up of 4792 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 4791 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass57,555.511 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule4792
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.5573175 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram1.0463187 × 10^19
Name
NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show
Composition by mass
B0%
C100%
Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.019%
Carbon (C × 4791)57,544.701 g/mol, 99.981%
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