Recognised as Colour
#BC6AA8
- #BC6AA8
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BC6AA8 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 106, 168 and HSL 315°, 38%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BC6AA8#BC6AA8
HEX#BC6AA8
RGBrgb(188, 106, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4157, 0.6588
RGB percentages73.7%, 41.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(314.6, 38%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.6, 43.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 43.6%, 10.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,348,072
CSS custom property--colour: #BC6AA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.23827WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#439557
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6ABC7E
Analogous#A76ABC, #BC6A7F
Triadic#A8BC6A, #6AA8BC
Split complementary#7FBC6A, #6ABCA7
Tetradic#BCA76A, #6ABC7E, #6A7FBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G106
B168
Red188 (73.7%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue314.63°
Saturation (HSL)37.96%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 6A · B A8
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