Colour

#BC54AB

#BC54AB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC54AB is a magenta with RGB values 188, 84, 171 and HSL 310°, 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

#BC54AB#BC54AB

HEX#BC54AB

RGBrgb(188, 84, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3294, 0.6706

RGB percentages73.7%, 32.9%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(309.8, 43.7%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(309.8, 55.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 55.3%, 9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,342,443

CSS custom property--colour: #BC54AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19972WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#43AB54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5372AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 47.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7281A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C45A78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 13.4 Violet · ΔE 20.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 21.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 22.9 Hot pink · ΔE 24.3 Dark magenta · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#54BC65

Analogous#9954BC, #BC5477

Triadic#ABBC54, #54ABBC

Split complementary#77BC54, #54BC99

Tetradic#BC9954, #54BC65, #5477BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5E7F3

Lighter +30%#E7C2E1

Lighter +20%#D99DCF

Lighter +10%#CA79BD

Darker −10%#9F3E8F

Darker −20%#7A306E

Darker −30%#56214D

Darker −40%#31132C

More saturated +25%#DA36BF

Less saturated −25%#9E7297

Channel breakdown

R188

G84

B171

Red188 (73.7%)

Green84 (32.9%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue309.81°

Saturation (HSL)43.7%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 54 · B AB

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Colour values

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