Colour
#BC75BA
- #BC75BA
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BC75BA is a magenta with RGB values 188, 117, 186 and HSL 302°, 35%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BC75BA#BC75BA
HEX#BC75BA
RGBrgb(188, 117, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4588, 0.7294
RGB percentages73.7%, 45.9%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(301.7, 34.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.7, 37.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 37.8%, 1.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,350,906
CSS custom property--colour: #BC75BA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26959WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#438A45
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#75BC77
Analogous#9B75BC, #BC7596
Triadic#BABC75, #75BABC
Split complementary#96BC75, #75BC9B
Tetradic#BC9B75, #75BC77, #7596BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G117
B186
Red188 (73.7%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue301.69°
Saturation (HSL)34.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 75 · B BA
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