Recognised as Colour
#BC4878
- #BC4878
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Pale violetred
#BC4878 is a red with RGB values 188, 72, 120 and HSL 335°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.
Colour values
#BC4878#BC4878
HEX#BC4878
RGBrgb(188, 72, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2824, 0.4706
RGB percentages73.7%, 28.2%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(335.2, 46.4%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335.2, 61.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 61.7%, 36.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,339,320
CSS custom property--colour: #BC4878;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#43B787
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#48BC8C
Analogous#BC48B2, #BC5248
Triadic#78BC48, #4878BC
Split complementary#48BC52, #48B2BC
Tetradic#B2BC48, #48BC8C, #5248BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G72
B120
Red188 (73.7%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue335.17°
Saturation (HSL)46.4%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 48 · B 78
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BC4878 (chemical formula)
- Formula
- 58,600.468 g/mol
- 4879 atoms
BC4878 has a molar mass of 58,600.468 g/mol, made up of 4879 atoms across 2 elements: 1 × B, 4878 × C.
Molar mass
Molar mass58,600.468 g/mol
Total atoms per molecule4879
Distinct elements2
Mass of one molecule9.7308366 × 10^-20 g
Molecules per gram1.0276609 × 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, 0.018%
Carbon (C × 4878)58,589.658 g/mol, 99.982%
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