Colour

#BC78AE

#BC78AE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC78AE is a magenta with RGB values 188, 120, 174 and HSL 312°, 34%, 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

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HEX#BC78AE

RGBrgb(188, 120, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4706, 0.6824

RGB percentages73.7%, 47.1%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(312.4, 33.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312.4, 36.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 36.2%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,351,662

CSS custom property--colour: #BC78AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#438751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7888B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#8992ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C27B8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 15 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.1 Orchid · ΔE 26.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4 Violet · ΔE 30.7 Hot pink · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#78BC86

Analogous#A878BC, #BC788C

Triadic#AEBC78, #78AEBC

Split complementary#8CBC78, #78BCA8

Tetradic#BCA878, #78BC86, #788CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFDEEB

Lighter +20%#DEBCD7

Lighter +10%#CD9AC2

Darker −10%#AB569A

Darker −20%#8A447B

Darker −30%#68335D

Darker −40%#46223E

More saturated +25%#D55FBD

Less saturated −25%#A3919F

Channel breakdown

R188

G120

B174

Red188 (73.7%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue312.35°

Saturation (HSL)33.66%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 78 · B AE

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