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#BC00CD

#bc00cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc00cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 0% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 295.02°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.151

Complementary

  1. #bc00cd
  2. #11cd00

Split complementary

  1. #bc00cd
  2. #78cd00
  3. #00cd55

Analogous

  1. #5500cd
  2. #bc00cd
  3. #cd0078

Triadic

  1. #bc00cd
  2. #cdbc00
  3. #00cdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc00cd
  2. #cd0011
  3. #11cd00
  4. #00cdbc

Square

  1. #bc00cd
  2. #cd5500
  3. #11cd00
  4. #0078cd

Monochromatic

  1. #300034
  2. #760081
  3. #bc00cd
  4. #ec1bff
  5. #f267ff

Shades

#bc00cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc00cd
  2. #a900b9
  3. #9600a4
  4. #840090
  5. #71007b
  6. #5e0067
  7. #4b0052
  8. #38003e
  9. #260029
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc00cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc00cd
  2. #c31ad2
  3. #c933d7
  4. #d04ddc
  5. #d766e1
  6. #de80e6
  7. #e499eb
  8. #ebb3f0
  9. #f2ccf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc00cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc00cd
  2. #b60dc5
  3. #b01abe
  4. #aa26b6
  5. #a433ae
  6. #9e40a7
  7. #984d9f
  8. #925a97
  9. #8c668f
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93559c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c72c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be31a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc00cd {
  color: #bc00cd;
}
Background
.bg-bc00cd {
  background-color: #bc00cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc00cd {
  border: 2px solid #bc00cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc00cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 0 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc00cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc00cd, #cd0078);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc00cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 0 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.81 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.39 #43ff32 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc00cd  rgb(188, 0, 205)  hsl(295, 100%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#11cd00  rgb(17, 205, 0)  hsl(115, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cdbc00  rgb(205, 188, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 40%)  Old Gold
#00cdbc  rgb(0, 205, 188)  hsl(175, 100%, 40%)  Turquoise