Recognised as Colour
#BC74AE
- #BC74AE
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BC74AE is a magenta with RGB values 188, 116, 174 and HSL 312°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BC74AE#BC74AE
HEX#BC74AE
RGBrgb(188, 116, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4549, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.7%, 45.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(311.7, 35%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.7, 38.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 38.3%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,350,638
CSS custom property--colour: #BC74AE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#438B51
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#74BC82
Analogous#A674BC, #BC748A
Triadic#AEBC74, #74AEBC
Split complementary#8ABC74, #74BCA6
Tetradic#BCA674, #74BC82, #748ABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G116
B174
Red188 (73.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue311.67°
Saturation (HSL)34.95%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 74 · B AE
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