All About Color #BC42CD

#BC42CD

About #BC42CD

#BC42CD is a medium pink color with the hex code #BC42CD. In RGB it is red 188, green 66, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 293°, saturation 58%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 8%, 68%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 4.38:1 on white and 4.80:1 on black.

#BC42CD Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 42, CD
CMYK8.29%, 67.80%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal188, 66, 205
HSL293°, 58%, 53%
RGB Octal274, 102, 315
HSV (HSB)292.66°, 67.80%, 80.39%
RGB Binary10111100, 1000010, 11001101
CIE-L*AB50.68, 66.49, -48.68
RGB Percent73.73%, 25.88%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH50.68, 82.40, 323.79
XYZ33.71, 19.00, 59.65
CIE-L*UV50.68, 48.19, -82.19
xyY0.30, 0.17, 19.00
Hunter-Lab43.58, 61.78, -50.63
RYB73.73%, 25.88%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC42CD on a dark background: contrast 4.80:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BC42CD on a light background: contrast 4.38:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC42CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC42CD · #D68AE0 · #81258D · #52CD42 · #94E08A

Analogous palette

#4252CD · #7742CD · #BC42CD · #CD4297 · #CD4252

Triadic palette

#BC42CD · #CDBC42 · #42CDBC · #D68AE0 · #E0D68A

Tetradic palette

#BC42CD · #CD7742 · #52CD42 · #4297CD · #81258D

Monochromatic palette

#55195D · #8C2999 · #BC42CD · #D27EDD · #E7BBED

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