Colour

#BC579A

#BC579A
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC579A is a magenta with RGB values 188, 87, 154 and HSL 320°, 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 Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BC579A

RGBrgb(188, 87, 154)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3412, 0.6039

RGB percentages73.7%, 34.1%, 60.4%

HSLhsl(320.2, 43%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320.2, 53.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 53.7%, 18.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,343,194

CSS custom property--colour: #BC579A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#43A865

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E719Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A8197no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C65871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.2 Orchid · ΔE 21.3 Hot pink · ΔE 21.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 23.4 Plum · ΔE 27.5 Violet · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#57BC79

Analogous#AC57BC, #BC5767

Triadic#9ABC57, #579ABC

Split complementary#68BC57, #57BCAC

Tetradic#BCAC57, #57BC79, #5768BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6E9F2

Lighter +30%#E8C4DC

Lighter +20%#D9A0C6

Lighter +10%#CB7BB0

Darker −10%#A04080

Darker −20%#7C3163

Darker −30%#572346

Darker −40%#331428

More saturated +25%#D93AA4

Less saturated −25%#9F7490

Channel breakdown

R188

G87

B154

Red188 (73.7%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue154 (60.4%)

Hue320.2°

Saturation (HSL)42.98%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 57 · B 9A

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