Recognised as Colour
#BC62A9
- #BC62A9
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Orchid
#BC62A9 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 98, 169 and HSL 313°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orchid.
Colour values
#BC62A9#BC62A9
HEX#BC62A9
RGBrgb(188, 98, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3843, 0.6627
RGB percentages73.7%, 38.4%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(312.7, 40.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(312.7, 47.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 47.9%, 10.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,346,025
CSS custom property--colour: #BC62A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22291WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#439D56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#62BC75
Analogous#A262BC, #BC627C
Triadic#A9BC62, #62A9BC
Split complementary#7CBC62, #62BCA2
Tetradic#BCA262, #62BC75, #627CBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G98
B169
Red188 (73.7%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue312.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.18%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 62 · B A9
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