Colour
#BC77B7
- #BC77B7
- Magenta
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#BC77B7 is a magenta with RGB values 188, 119, 183 and HSL 304°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#BC77B7#BC77B7
HEX#BC77B7
RGBrgb(188, 119, 183)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4667, 0.7176
RGB percentages73.7%, 46.7%, 71.8%
HSLhsl(304.3, 34%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 36.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 36.7%, 2.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,351,415
CSS custom property--colour: #BC77B7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#438848
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#77BC7C
Analogous#9E77BC, #BC7795
Triadic#B7BC77, #77B7BC
Split complementary#95BC77, #77BC9F
Tetradic#BC9F77, #77BC7C, #7795BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G119
B183
Red188 (73.7%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue183 (71.8%)
Hue304.35°
Saturation (HSL)33.99%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 77 · B B7
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