Colour

#BC4EAE

#BC4EAE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC4EAE is a magenta with RGB values 188, 78, 174 and HSL 308°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC4EAE

RGBrgb(188, 78, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3059, 0.6824

RGB percentages73.7%, 30.6%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(307.6, 45.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(307.6, 58.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 58.5%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,340,910

CSS custom property--colour: #BC4EAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1

Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#43B151

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B6FB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D7FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C45677no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 12.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 17.5 Violet · ΔE 19.9 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.1 Purple · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4EBC5C

Analogous#934EBC, #BC4E77

Triadic#AEBC4E, #4EAEBC

Split complementary#77BC4E, #4EBC93

Tetradic#BC934E, #4EBC5C, #4E77BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E2F2

Lighter +30%#E6BDE1

Lighter +20%#D898D0

Lighter +10%#CA73BF

Darker −10%#9C3B90

Darker −20%#772D6E

Darker −30%#521F4B

Darker −40%#2D1129

More saturated +25%#DB30C5

Less saturated −25%#9E6D97

Channel breakdown

R188

G78

B174

Red188 (73.7%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue307.64°

Saturation (HSL)45.08%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 4E · B AE

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Colour values

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