Recognised as Colour

#BC4F87

#BC4F87
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC4F87 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 79, 135 and HSL 329°, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC4F87#BC4F87

HEX#BC4F87

RGBrgb(188, 79, 135)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3098, 0.5294

RGB percentages73.7%, 31%, 52.9%

HSLhsl(329.2, 44.9%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(329.2, 58%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 58%, 28.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,341,127

CSS custom property--colour: #BC4F87;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1

Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#43B078

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D6A89no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B7D84no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C94A65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 15.3 Hot pink · ΔE 21.5 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5 Orchid · ΔE 28.9 Plum · ΔE 32.1 Indian red · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 15.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4FBC84

Analogous#BA4FBC, #BC4F51

Triadic#87BC4F, #4F87BC

Split complementary#50BC4F, #4FBCBA

Tetradic#BCBB4F, #4FBC84, #4F51BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E3EC

Lighter +30%#E6BED3

Lighter +20%#D899B9

Lighter +10%#CA74A0

Darker −10%#9C3C6D

Darker −20%#782D54

Darker −30%#531F3A

Darker −40%#2E1120

More saturated +25%#DA3188

Less saturated −25%#9E6D86

Channel breakdown

R188

G79

B135

Red188 (73.7%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue135 (52.9%)

Hue329.17°

Saturation (HSL)44.86%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 4F · B 87

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BC4F87 (chemical formula)

Formula
1,711.68 g/mol
92 atoms

BC4F87 has a molar mass of 1,711.68 g/mol, made up of 92 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 4 × C, 87 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,711.68 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule92

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule2.8423115 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram3.5182632 × 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

B0.6%

C2.8%

F96.6%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.632%

Carbon (C × 4)48.044 g/mol, 2.807%

Fluorine (F × 87)1,652.826 g/mol, 96.562%

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