Colour

#BC6F99

#BC6F99
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC6F99 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 111, 153 and HSL 327°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BC6F99

RGBrgb(188, 111, 153)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4353, 0.6

RGB percentages73.7%, 43.5%, 60%

HSLhsl(327.3, 36.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(327.3, 41%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 41%, 18.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,349,337

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6F99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#439066

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#75809Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#898C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C66E7Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.3 Plum · ΔE 21.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 26.1 Hot pink · ΔE 29.5 Light pink · ΔE 29.8 Light coral · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6FBC92

Analogous#B86FBC, #BC6F73

Triadic#99BC6F, #6F99BC

Split complementary#73BC6F, #6FBCB8

Tetradic#BCB86F, #6FBC92, #6F73BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFAFC

Lighter +30%#EDD7E3

Lighter +20%#DCB5CA

Lighter +10%#CC92B2

Darker −10%#A94F80

Darker −20%#863F66

Darker −30%#642E4B

Darker −40%#411E31

More saturated +25%#D6559B

Less saturated −25%#A28997

Channel breakdown

R188

G111

B153

Red188 (73.7%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue153 (60%)

Hue327.27°

Saturation (HSL)36.49%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 6F · B 99

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Colour values

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