Recognised as Colour
#BC71AA
- #BC71AA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BC71AA is a magenta with RGB values 188, 113, 170 and HSL 314°, 36%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BC71AA#BC71AA
HEX#BC71AA
RGBrgb(188, 113, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4431, 0.6667
RGB percentages73.7%, 44.3%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(314.4, 35.9%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(314.4, 39.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 39.9%, 9.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,349,866
CSS custom property--colour: #BC71AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.25404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.08:1
Contrast with white3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#438E55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#71BC83
Analogous#A971BC, #BC7184
Triadic#AABC71, #71AABC
Split complementary#84BC71, #71BCA9
Tetradic#BCA971, #71BC83, #7184BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G113
B170
Red188 (73.7%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue314.4°
Saturation (HSL)35.89%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 71 · B AA
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