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Recognised as Colour

#BC54A8

  • #BC54A8
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BC54A8 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 84, 168 and HSL 312°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BC54A8#BC54A8
HEX#BC54A8
RGBrgb(188, 84, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3294, 0.6588
RGB percentages73.7%, 32.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(311.5, 43.7%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.5, 55.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 10.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,342,440
CSS custom property--colour: #BC54A8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19859WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#43AB57

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5471ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7381A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#C45976no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.5Violet · ΔE 21.6Medium violet red · ΔE 22.5Medium orchid · ΔE 22.9Hot pink · ΔE 23.6Dark magenta · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54BC68
Analogous#9C54BC, #BC5474
Triadic#A8BC54, #54A8BC
Split complementary#74BC54, #54BC9C
Tetradic#BC9C54, #54BC68, #5474BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E7F3
Lighter +30%#E7C2E0
Lighter +20%#D99DCD
Lighter +10%#CA79BB
Darker −10%#9F3E8C
Darker −20%#7A306C
Darker −30%#56214C
Darker −40%#31132B
More saturated +25%#DA36BA
Less saturated −25%#9E7296

Channel breakdown

R188
G84
B168
Red188 (73.7%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue311.54°
Saturation (HSL)43.7%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 54 · B A8

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