Recognised as Colour

#BC8EAD

#BC8EAD
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC8EAD is a magenta with RGB values 188, 142, 173 and HSL 320°, 26%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BC8EAD

RGBrgb(188, 142, 173)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5569, 0.6784

RGB percentages73.7%, 55.7%, 67.8%

HSLhsl(319.6, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(319.6, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 24.5%, 8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,293

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.61:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#437152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F98AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#9A9EACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C18F99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 17 Thistle · ΔE 18.4 Plum · ΔE 18.5 Light pink · ΔE 22.9 Pink · ΔE 23.3 Dark grey · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8EBC9D

Analogous#B48EBC, #BC8E96

Triadic#ADBC8E, #8EADBC

Split complementary#96BC8E, #8EBCB4

Tetradic#BCB48E, #8EBC9D, #8E96BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F5EEF3

Lighter +20%#E2CEDB

Lighter +10%#CFAEC4

Darker −10%#A96E96

Darker −20%#8F557C

Darker −30%#6F4260

Darker −40%#4F2F45

More saturated +25%#D377B5

Less saturated −25%#A5A4A5

Channel breakdown

R188

G142

B173

Red188 (73.7%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue173 (67.8%)

Hue319.57°

Saturation (HSL)25.56%

Lightness64.71%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 8E · B AD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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