Recognised as Colour

#BC5BAB

#BC5BAB
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC5BAB is a magenta with RGB values 188, 91, 171 and HSL 311°, 42%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.

Colour values

#BC5BAB#BC5BAB

HEX#BC5BAB

RGBrgb(188, 91, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3569, 0.6706

RGB percentages73.7%, 35.7%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(310.5, 42%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.5, 51.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 51.6%, 9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,344,235

CSS custom property--colour: #BC5BAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21114WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#43A454

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A76AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7684A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C4607Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 14.6 Violet · ΔE 21.4 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.2 Hot pink · ΔE 24.2 Medium violet red · ΔE 25.2 Plum · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 14.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5BBC6C

Analogous#9C5BBC, #BC5B7B

Triadic#ABBC5B, #5BABBC

Split complementary#7BBC5B, #5BBC9C

Tetradic#BC9D5B, #5BBC6C, #5B7BBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F7ECF5

Lighter +30%#E8C8E3

Lighter +20%#DAA3D0

Lighter +10%#CB7FBE

Darker −10%#A24291

Darker −20%#7E3371

Darker −30%#592550

Darker −40%#351630

More saturated +25%#D93EBE

Less saturated −25%#9F7898

Channel breakdown

R188

G91

B171

Red188 (73.7%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue310.52°

Saturation (HSL)41.99%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 5B · B AB

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BC5BaB (chemical formula)

Formula
219.005 g/mol
8 atoms

BC5BaB has a molar mass of 219.005 g/mol, made up of 8 atoms across 3 elements: 2 × B, 5 × C, 1 × Ba.

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Molar mass

Molar mass219.005 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule8

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule3.6366636 × 10^-22 g

Molecules per gram2.7497732 × 10^21

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B9.9%

C27.4%

Ba62.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 9.872%

Carbon (C × 5)60.055 g/mol, 27.422%

Barium (Ba)137.33 g/mol, 62.706%

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