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Recognised as Colour

#BC809A

  • #BC809A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC809A is a red with RGB values 188, 128, 154 and HSL 334°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC809A#BC809A
HEX#BC809A
RGBrgb(188, 128, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.502, 0.6039
RGB percentages73.7%, 50.2%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(334, 30.9%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(334, 31.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 18.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,353,690
CSS custom property--colour: #BC809A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#437F65

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#868B9Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#949599no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C57E89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 15.3Pale violetred · ΔE 19.1Plum · ΔE 22.5Light pink · ΔE 22.8Thistle · ΔE 24.6Pink · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 15.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80BCA2
Analogous#BC80B8, #BC8480
Triadic#9ABC80, #809ABC
Split complementary#80BC84, #80B8BC
Tetradic#B8BC80, #80BCA2, #8480BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E4EA
Lighter +20%#DFC3CF
Lighter +10%#CEA1B5
Darker −10%#AA5F7F
Darker −20%#8C4A67
Darker −30%#6B384E
Darker −40%#492736
More saturated +25%#D46897
Less saturated −25%#A4989D

Channel breakdown

R188
G128
B154
Red188 (73.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue334°
Saturation (HSL)30.93%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 80 · B 9A

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