Recognised as Colour
#BC47B7
- #BC47B7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium orchid
#BC47B7 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 71, 183 and HSL 303°, 47%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.
Colour values
#BC47B7#BC47B7
HEX#BC47B7
RGBrgb(188, 71, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2784, 0.7176
RGB percentages73.7%, 27.8%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(302.6, 46.6%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(302.6, 62.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 62.2%, 2.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,339,127
CSS custom property--colour: #BC47B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.18617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#43B848
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#47BC4C
Analogous#8647BC, #BC477D
Triadic#B7BC47, #47B7BC
Split complementary#7DBC47, #47BC86
Tetradic#BC8647, #47BC4C, #477DBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G71
B183
Red188 (73.7%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue302.56°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 47 · B B7
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BC47B7 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 650.997 g/mol
- 55 atoms
BC47B7 has a molar mass of 650.997 g/mol, made up of 55 atoms across 2 elements: 8 × B, 47 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass650.997 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule55
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule1.081006 × 10^-21 g
Molecules per gram9.2506429 × 10^20
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
B13.3%
C86.7%
Boron (B × 8)86.48 g/mol, 13.284%
Carbon (C × 47)564.517 g/mol, 86.716%
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