Colour
#BC52A1
- #BC52A1
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BC52A1 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 82, 161 and HSL 315°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BC52A1#BC52A1
HEX#BC52A1
RGBrgb(188, 82, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3216, 0.6314
RGB percentages73.7%, 32.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(315.3, 44.2%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315.3, 56.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 56.4%, 14.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,341,921
CSS custom property--colour: #BC52A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.19299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#43AD5E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#52BC6D
Analogous#A252BC, #BC526C
Triadic#A1BC52, #52A1BC
Split complementary#6CBC52, #52BCA2
Tetradic#BCA252, #52BC6D, #526CBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G82
B161
Red188 (73.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue315.28°
Saturation (HSL)44.17%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 52 · B A1
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