Recognised as Colour

#BC62AC

#BC62AC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Orchid

#BC62AC is a magenta with RGB values 188, 98, 172 and HSL 311°, 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

#BC62AC#BC62AC

HEX#BC62AC

RGBrgb(188, 98, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3843, 0.6745

RGB percentages73.7%, 38.4%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(310.7, 40.2%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(310.7, 47.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 47.9%, 8.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,346,028

CSS custom property--colour: #BC62AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#439D53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#617AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A87A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 43.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C3677Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orchid · ΔE 16.4 Violet · ΔE 22.6 Plum · ΔE 23.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9 Hot pink · ΔE 24.9 Medium orchid · ΔE 27

Nearest named CSS colourOrchid (#DA70D6)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#62BC72

Analogous#9F62BC, #BC627F

Triadic#ACBC62, #62ACBC

Split complementary#7FBC62, #62BC9F

Tetradic#BC9F62, #62BC72, #627FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9F1F8

Lighter +30%#EACDE5

Lighter +20%#DBA9D2

Lighter +10%#CB86BF

Darker −10%#A54694

Darker −20%#813774

Darker −30%#5D2854

Darker −40%#391934

More saturated +25%#D846BE

Less saturated −25%#A07E9A

Channel breakdown

R188

G98

B172

Red188 (73.7%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue310.67°

Saturation (HSL)40.18%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 62 · B AC

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BC62Ac (chemical formula)

Formula
982.492 g/mol
64 atoms

BC62Ac has a molar mass of 982.492 g/mol, made up of 64 atoms across 3 elements: 1 × B, 62 × C, 1 × Ac.

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Molar mass

Molar mass982.492 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule64

Distinct elements3

Mass of one molecule1.6314663 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram6.1294553 × 10^20

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

B1.1%

C75.8%

Ac23.1%

Boron (B)10.81 g/mol, 1.1%

Carbon (C × 62)744.682 g/mol, 75.795%

Actinium (Ac)227 g/mol, 23.105%

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