Recognised as Colour

#BC92BC

#BC92BC
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#BC92BC is a magenta with RGB values 188, 146, 188 and HSL 300°, 24%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#BC92BC#BC92BC

HEX#BC92BC

RGBrgb(188, 146, 188)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5725, 0.7373

RGB percentages73.7%, 57.3%, 73.7%

HSLhsl(300, 23.9%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 22.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 22.3%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,358,332

CSS custom property--colour: #BC92BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E

Inverted#436D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F9CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#99A1BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BF95A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 13.8 Thistle · ΔE 18.6 Rosy brown · ΔE 23.2 Pink · ΔE 26.2 Light pink · ΔE 26.3 Light steelblue · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 13.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#92BC92

Analogous#A792BC, #BC92A7

Triadic#BCBC92, #92BCBC

Split complementary#A7BC92, #92BCA7

Tetradic#BCA792, #92BC92, #92A7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F1F6

Lighter +20%#E3D1E3

Lighter +10%#CFB2CF

Darker −10%#A972A9

Darker −20%#905890

Darker −30%#704570

Darker −40%#513151

More saturated +25%#D27CD2

Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R188

G146

B188

Red188 (73.7%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue188 (73.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)23.86%

Lightness65.49%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR BC · G 92 · B BC

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BC92BC (chemical formula)

Formula
1,138.643 g/mol
95 atoms

BC92BC has a molar mass of 1,138.643 g/mol, made up of 95 atoms across 2 elements: 2 × B, 93 × C.

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Molar mass

Molar mass1,138.643 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule95

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.8907612 × 10^-21 g

Molecules per gram5.2888752 × 10^20

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

B1.9%

C98.1%

Boron (B × 2)21.62 g/mol, 1.899%

Carbon (C × 93)1,117.023 g/mol, 98.101%

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