Recognised as Colour

#BC657D

#BC657D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC657D is a red with RGB values 188, 101, 125 and HSL 343°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC657D#BC657D

HEX#BC657D

RGBrgb(188, 101, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3961, 0.4902

RGB percentages73.7%, 39.6%, 49%

HSLhsl(343.4, 39.4%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343.4, 46.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 46.3%, 33.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,346,749

CSS custom property--colour: #BC657D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#439A82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#73767Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#89867Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#C95E6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 10.9 Indian red · ΔE 21 Light coral · ΔE 22 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.3 Light pink · ΔE 29.3 Salmon · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65BCA4

Analogous#BC65A9, #BC7865

Triadic#7DBC65, #657DBC

Split complementary#65BC78, #65A9BC

Tetradic#A9BC65, #65BCA4, #7865BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF3F5

Lighter +30%#EAD0D7

Lighter +20%#DBACB9

Lighter +10%#CB899B

Darker −10%#A64862

Darker −20%#82394D

Darker −30%#5F2938

Darker −40%#3B1A23

More saturated +25%#D84971

Less saturated −25%#A08189

Channel breakdown

R188

G101

B125

Red188 (73.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue343.45°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 65 · B 7D

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