Colour

#BC8AAE

#BC8AAE
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC8AAE is a magenta with RGB values 188, 138, 174 and HSL 317°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#BC8AAE

RGBrgb(188, 138, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5412, 0.6824

RGB percentages73.7%, 54.1%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(316.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(316.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 26.6%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,356,270

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#437551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8B95AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#969CACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C18B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 16.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 19.7 Thistle · ΔE 20.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 23.9 Light pink · ΔE 24.4 Pink · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 16.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8ABC98

Analogous#B18ABC, #BC8A95

Triadic#AEBC8A, #8AAEBC

Split complementary#95BC8A, #8ABCB1

Tetradic#BCB18A, #8ABC98, #8A95BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4EBF1

Lighter +20%#E1CBDB

Lighter +10%#CFAAC4

Darker −10%#A96A98

Darker −20%#8E527D

Darker −30%#6E3F61

Darker −40%#4E2C44

More saturated +25%#D373B8

Less saturated −25%#A5A1A4

Channel breakdown

R188

G138

B174

Red188 (73.7%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue316.8°

Saturation (HSL)27.17%

Lightness63.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 8A · B AE

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Colour values

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