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Recognised as Colour

#BC6D82

  • #BC6D82
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC6D82 is a red with RGB values 188, 109, 130 and HSL 344°, 37%, 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

#BC6D82#BC6D82
HEX#BC6D82
RGBrgb(188, 109, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4275, 0.5098
RGB percentages73.7%, 42.7%, 51%
HSLhsl(344.1, 37.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(344.1, 42%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 42%, 30.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,348,802
CSS custom property--colour: #BC6D82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.5 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#43927D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#797C83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#8D8A80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#C86774no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 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 12.9Rosy brown · ΔE 19.3Light coral · ΔE 22.4Indian red · ΔE 22.8Light pink · ΔE 26.6Pink · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DBCA7
Analogous#BC6DAA, #BC806D
Triadic#82BC6D, #6D82BC
Split complementary#6DBC80, #6DAABC
Tetradic#AABC6D, #6DBCA7, #806DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9FA
Lighter +30%#ECD6DC
Lighter +20%#DCB3BE
Lighter +10%#CC90A0
Darker −10%#A94D66
Darker −20%#863D51
Darker −30%#632D3B
Darker −40%#401D26
More saturated +25%#D75276
Less saturated −25%#A1888E

Channel breakdown

R188
G109
B130
Red188 (73.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue344.05°
Saturation (HSL)37.09%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 6D · B 82

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