Colour

#BC4D97

#BC4D97
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#BC4D97 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 77, 151 and HSL 320°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

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HEX#BC4D97

RGBrgb(188, 77, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.302, 0.5922

RGB percentages73.7%, 30.2%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(320, 45.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320, 59%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 59%, 19.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,340,631

CSS custom property--colour: #BC4D97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness129 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#43B268

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#556B99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#757D94no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C74E6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 19 Orchid · ΔE 20.7 Hot pink · ΔE 20.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 23 Violet · ΔE 27.2 Purple · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 18.99, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DBC72

Analogous#AA4DBC, #BC4D60

Triadic#97BC4D, #4D97BC

Split complementary#60BC4D, #4DBCAA

Tetradic#BCAA4D, #4DBC72, #4D60BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E1EE

Lighter +30%#E6BCD8

Lighter +20%#D897C2

Lighter +10%#CA72AD

Darker −10%#9B3B7B

Darker −20%#762D5E

Darker −30%#511F40

Darker −40%#2C1123

More saturated +25%#DB2EA1

Less saturated −25%#9D6C8D

Channel breakdown

R188

G77

B151

Red188 (73.7%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue320°

Saturation (HSL)45.31%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 4D · B 97

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Colour values

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