Recognised as Colour

#BC617B

#BC617B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC617B is a red with RGB values 188, 97, 123 and HSL 343°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC617B#BC617B

HEX#BC617B

RGBrgb(188, 97, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3804, 0.4824

RGB percentages73.7%, 38%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(342.9, 40.4%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(342.9, 48.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 48.4%, 34.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,345,723

CSS custom property--colour: #BC617B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#439E84

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#70737Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#878479no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.6 from the original

Tritanopia#C95A6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.3 Indian red · ΔE 20.6 Light coral · ΔE 22.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 25.3 Light pink · ΔE 30.8 Hot pink · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#61BCA2

Analogous#BC61A9, #BC7461

Triadic#7BBC61, #617BBC

Split complementary#61BC74, #61A8BC

Tetradic#A9BC61, #61BCA2, #7561BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F0F3

Lighter +30%#EACCD5

Lighter +20%#DAA9B7

Lighter +10%#CB8599

Darker −10%#A44661

Darker −20%#81364C

Darker −30%#5D2737

Darker −40%#391821

More saturated +25%#D8456F

Less saturated −25%#A07D87

Channel breakdown

R188

G97

B123

Red188 (73.7%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue342.86°

Saturation (HSL)40.44%

Lightness55.88%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 61 · B 7B

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BC617B (chemical formula)

Formula
7,432.407 g/mol
619 atoms

BC617B has a molar mass of 7,432.407 g/mol, made up of 619 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 617 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,432.407 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule619

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.2341802 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.1025444 × 10^19

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

B0.3%

C99.7%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 0.291%

Carbon (C × 617)7,410.787 g/mol, 99.709%

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