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Recognised as Colour

#BC56AA

  • #BC56AA
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orchid

#BC56AA is a magenta with RGB values 188, 86, 170 and HSL 311°, 43%, 54%. 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

#BC56AA#BC56AA
HEX#BC56AA
RGBrgb(188, 86, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3373, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.7%, 33.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(310.6, 43.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310.6, 54.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 54.3%, 9.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,342,954
CSS custom property--colour: #BC56AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20249WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#43A955

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5673ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7482A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C45C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14Violet · ΔE 21.1Medium orchid · ΔE 22.6Medium violet red · ΔE 23.3Hot pink · ΔE 24Dark magenta · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 13.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56BC68
Analogous#9B56BC, #BC5677
Triadic#AABC56, #56AABC
Split complementary#77BC56, #56BC9B
Tetradic#BC9B56, #56BC68, #5677BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E8F3
Lighter +30%#E7C4E1
Lighter +20%#D99FCF
Lighter +10%#CA7BBC
Darker −10%#A03F8F
Darker −20%#7B316E
Darker −30%#57224D
Darker −40%#32142D
More saturated +25%#DA39BD
Less saturated −25%#9F7497

Channel breakdown

R188
G86
B170
Red188 (73.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue310.59°
Saturation (HSL)43.22%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 56 · B AA

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