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Recognised as Colour

#BC75A7

  • #BC75A7
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#BC75A7 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 117, 167 and HSL 318°, 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

#BC75A7#BC75A7
HEX#BC75A7
RGBrgb(188, 117, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4588, 0.6549
RGB percentages73.7%, 45.9%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(317.7, 34.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(317.7, 37.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 11.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,350,887
CSS custom property--colour: #BC75A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.24:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#438A58

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7785A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#8990A5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C37787no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.9Pale violetred · ΔE 18.7Orchid · ΔE 28.3Rosy brown · ΔE 28.8Hot pink · ΔE 30.2Light pink · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75BC8A
Analogous#AE75BC, #BC7584
Triadic#A7BC75, #75A7BC
Split complementary#84BC75, #75BCAD
Tetradic#BCAD75, #75BC8A, #7584BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#EEDCE9
Lighter +20%#DDBAD3
Lighter +10%#CD97BD
Darker −10%#AB5391
Darker −20%#894274
Darker −30%#663257
Darker −40%#44213A
More saturated +25%#D65BB1
Less saturated −25%#A28F9D

Channel breakdown

R188
G117
B167
Red188 (73.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue317.75°
Saturation (HSL)34.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 75 · B A7

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