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Recognised as Colour

#BC5D77

  • #BC5D77
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC5D77 is a red with RGB values 188, 93, 119 and HSL 344°, 41%, 55%. 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

#BC5D77#BC5D77
HEX#BC5D77
RGBrgb(188, 93, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3647, 0.4667
RGB percentages73.7%, 36.5%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(343.6, 41.5%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 50.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 50.5%, 36.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,344,695
CSS custom property--colour: #BC5D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 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#737373
Inverted#43A288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D7078no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#868275no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Tritanopia#CA5466no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 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 10.4Indian red · ΔE 19.2Light coral · ΔE 21.8Rosy brown · ΔE 26.9Salmon · ΔE 30.4Hot pink · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5DBCA2
Analogous#BC5DA7, #BC725D
Triadic#77BC5D, #5D77BC
Split complementary#5DBC72, #5DA7BC
Tetradic#A7BC5D, #5DBCA2, #735DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8EDF0
Lighter +30%#E9C9D2
Lighter +20%#DAA5B4
Lighter +10%#CB8195
Darker −10%#A3435D
Darker −20%#7F3449
Darker −30%#5B2534
Darker −40%#36171F
More saturated +25%#D9406A
Less saturated −25%#9F7A84

Channel breakdown

R188
G93
B119
Red188 (73.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue343.58°
Saturation (HSL)41.48%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 5D · B 77

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