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Colour

#BC6A97

  • #BC6A97
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC6A97 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 106, 151 and HSL 327°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC6A97#BC6A97
HEX#BC6A97
RGBrgb(188, 106, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4157, 0.5922
RGB percentages73.7%, 41.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(327.1, 38%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.1, 43.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 43.6%, 19.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,348,055
CSS custom property--colour: #BC6A97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#439568

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#717C99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#868A95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#C6697Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 13.7Plum · ΔE 22.4Hot pink · ΔE 27.6Rosy brown · ΔE 28.5Orchid · ΔE 30.4Light pink · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6ABC8F
Analogous#B86ABC, #BC6A6E
Triadic#97BC6A, #6A97BC
Split complementary#6EBC6A, #6ABCB8
Tetradic#BCB86A, #6ABC8F, #6A6EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBF7F9
Lighter +30%#EBD4E1
Lighter +20%#DCB0C8
Lighter +10%#CC8DB0
Darker −10%#A84B7E
Darker −20%#843C64
Darker −30%#612C49
Darker −40%#3E1C2F
More saturated +25%#D74F9A
Less saturated −25%#A18594

Channel breakdown

R188
G106
B151
Red188 (73.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue327.07°
Saturation (HSL)37.96%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 6A · B 97

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