Recognised as Colour

#BC527F

#BC527F
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC527F is a red with RGB values 188, 82, 127 and HSL 335°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC527F#BC527F

HEX#BC527F

RGBrgb(188, 82, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3216, 0.498

RGB percentages73.7%, 32.2%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(334.5, 44.2%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(334.5, 56.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 56.4%, 32.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,341,887

CSS custom property--colour: #BC527F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#43AD80

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626A80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7E7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C94B63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.8 Hot pink · ΔE 23.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 26.5 Indian red · ΔE 26.6 Light coral · ΔE 29.2 Plum · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52BC8F

Analogous#BC52B4, #BC5A52

Triadic#7FBC52, #527FBC

Split complementary#52BC5A, #52B4BC

Tetradic#B4BC52, #52BC8F, #5A52BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E5EC

Lighter +30%#E7C0D1

Lighter +20%#D89CB5

Lighter +10%#CA779A

Darker −10%#9E3D66

Darker −20%#792F4E

Darker −30%#542137

Darker −40%#30121F

More saturated +25%#DA347A

Less saturated −25%#9E7084

Channel breakdown

R188

G82

B127

Red188 (73.7%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue334.53°

Saturation (HSL)44.17%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 52 · B 7F

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BC527F (chemical formula)

Formula
6,359.605 g/mol
529 atoms

BC527F has a molar mass of 6,359.605 g/mol, made up of 529 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 527 × C, 1 × F.

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Molar mass

Molar mass6,359.605 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule529

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.0560373 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram9.4693629 × 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

B0.2%

C99.5%

F0.3%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 0.17%

Carbon (C × 527)6,329.797 g/mol, 99.531%

Fluorine (F)18.998 g/mol, 0.299%

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