Recognised as Colour
#BC69AA
- #BC69AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BC69AA is a magenta with RGB values 188, 105, 170 and HSL 313°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BC69AA#BC69AA
HEX#BC69AA
RGBrgb(188, 105, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4118, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.7%, 41.2%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(313, 38.2%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(313, 44.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 44.1%, 9.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,347,818
CSS custom property--colour: #BC69AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#439655
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#69BC7B
Analogous#A469BC, #BC6981
Triadic#AABC69, #69AABC
Split complementary#81BC69, #69BCA4
Tetradic#BCA569, #69BC7B, #6981BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G105
B170
Red188 (73.7%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue313.01°
Saturation (HSL)38.25%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 69 · B AA
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