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Recognised as Colour

#BC668E

  • #BC668E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC668E is a red with RGB values 188, 102, 142 and HSL 332°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC668E#BC668E
HEX#BC668E
RGBrgb(188, 102, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4, 0.5569
RGB percentages73.7%, 40%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(332.1, 39.1%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.1, 45.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.7%, 24.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,347,022
CSS custom property--colour: #BC668E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#439971

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70788Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#86878Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C76375no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 11.3Plum · ΔE 25.5Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6Hot pink · ΔE 27.7Light coral · ΔE 28.9Indian red · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#66BC94
Analogous#BC66B9, #BC6966
Triadic#8EBC66, #668EBC
Split complementary#66BC69, #66B9BC
Tetradic#B9BC66, #66BC94, #6966BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF4F7
Lighter +30%#EBD0DD
Lighter +20%#DBADC2
Lighter +10%#CC89A8
Darker −10%#A64974
Darker −20%#83395B
Darker −30%#5F2A43
Darker −40%#3C1A2A
More saturated +25%#D84A8C
Less saturated −25%#A18290

Channel breakdown

R188
G102
B142
Red188 (73.7%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue332.09°
Saturation (HSL)39.09%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 66 · B 8E

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