#bc00a0

Color #bc00a0

A vivid, highly saturated dark magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 16.34 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bc00a0

RGB

rgb(188, 0, 160)

HSL

hsl(308.9, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.9, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 14.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(43.11, 74.24, -34.27)

LCH

lch(43.11, 81.77, 335.22)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.2387, 336.91)

HWB

hwb(308.9, 0%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00bc1c

Analogous

#7a00bc

#bc00a0

#bc0042

Triadic

#bc00a0

#a0bc00

#00a0bc

Split-complementary

#bc00a0

#42bc00

#00bc7a

Tetradic

#bc00a0

#bc1c00

#00bc1c

#00a0bc

Square

#bc00a0

#bc7a00

#00bc1c

#0042bc

Shades

Color #bc00a0 mixed toward black.

#9d0086

#7d006b

#5e0050

#3f0035

#1f001b

Tints

Color #bc00a0 mixed toward white.

#f200ce

#ff28df

#ff5ee7

#ff94ef

#ffc9f7

Tones

Color #bc00a0 mixed toward gray.

#ad1095

#9d1f8a

#8d2f7f

#7d3f74

#6e4e69

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.65:1

White text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91908d · ΔE 35.4

Deuteranopia

#98a088 · ΔE 52.9

Tritanopia

#b87b77 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 28.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc00a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc00a0]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bc00a0 (#bc00a0) is rgb(188, 0, 160) in RGB.

No, #bc00a0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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