#bc5999

Color #bc5999

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 18.92 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5999

RGB

rgb(188, 89, 153)

HSL

hsl(321.2, 42.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.2, 52.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 18.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(51.99, 47.59, -16.34)

LCH

lch(51.99, 50.32, 341.05)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.148, 342.91)

HWB

hwb(321.2, 34.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59bc7c

Analogous

#ad59bc

#bc5999

#bc5967

Triadic

#bc5999

#99bc59

#5999bc

Split-complementary

#bc5999

#67bc59

#59bcad

Tetradic

#bc5999

#bc7c59

#59bc7c

#5999bc

Square

#bc5999

#bcad59

#59bc7c

#5967bc

Shades

Color #bc5999 mixed toward black.

#a44282

#843568

#63284e

#421b34

#210d1a

Tints

Color #bc5999 mixed toward white.

#c775aa

#d290bb

#ddaccc

#e9c8dd

#f4e3ee

Tones

Color #bc5999 mixed toward gray.

#b46197

#ab6994

#a37292

#9b7a8f

#93828d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a8d · ΔE 34.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a68a · ΔE 44.3

Tritanopia

#b98280 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5999]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Orchid #da70d6

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#bc5999 (#bc5999) is rgb(188, 89, 153) in RGB.

No, #bc5999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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