Colour

#BC52CF

#BC52CF
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#BC52CF is a magenta with RGB values 188, 82, 207 and HSL 291°, 57%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

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HEX#BC52CF

RGBrgb(188, 82, 207)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3216, 0.8118

RGB percentages73.7%, 32.2%, 81.2%

HSLhsl(290.9, 56.6%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(290.9, 60.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK9.2%, 60.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,341,967

CSS custom property--colour: #BC52CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#727272

Inverted#43AD30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3777D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F83CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52 from the original

Tritanopia#BE6589no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 2 Orchid · ΔE 15.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 18 Violet · ΔE 19.2 Dark magenta · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 1.99, below the just-noticeable difference

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65CF52

Analogous#7D52CF, #CF52A4

Triadic#CFBC52, #52CFBC

Split complementary#A4CF52, #52CF7D

Tetradic#CF7D52, #65CF52, #52A4CF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF2FB

Lighter +30%#EACAF0

Lighter +20%#DBA2E5

Lighter +10%#CB7ADA

Darker −10%#A634BA

Darker −20%#822992

Darker −30%#5F1E6A

Darker −40%#3B1243

More saturated +25%#CF36EB

Less saturated −25%#A96EB3

Channel breakdown

R188

G82

B207

Red188 (73.7%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue207 (81.2%)

Hue290.88°

Saturation (HSL)56.56%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR BC · G 52 · B CF

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