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#BC02CA

#bc02ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.8°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #bc02ca
  2. #10ca02

Split complementary

  1. #bc02ca
  2. #74ca02
  3. #02ca58

Analogous

  1. #5802ca
  2. #bc02ca
  3. #ca0274

Triadic

  1. #bc02ca
  2. #cabc02
  3. #02cabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc02ca
  2. #ca0210
  3. #10ca02
  4. #02cabc

Square

  1. #bc02ca
  2. #ca5802
  3. #10ca02
  4. #0274ca

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0033
  2. #76017e
  3. #bc02ca
  4. #ed1cfd
  5. #f367fe

Shades

#bc02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc02ca
  2. #a902b6
  3. #9602a2
  4. #84018d
  5. #710179
  6. #5e0165
  7. #4b0151
  8. #38013d
  9. #260028
  10. #130014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc02ca
  2. #c31bcf
  3. #c935d5
  4. #d04eda
  5. #d767df
  6. #de81e5
  7. #e49aea
  8. #ebb3ef
  9. #f2ccf4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc02ca
  2. #b60fc3
  3. #b01bbb
  4. #aa28b4
  5. #a434ac
  6. #9e41a5
  7. #984e9e
  8. #925a96
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867387
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93559b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4072c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c03e76 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be309f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc02ca {
  color: #bc02ca;
}
Background
.bg-bc02ca {
  background-color: #bc02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc02ca {
  border: 2px solid #bc02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc02ca, #ca0274);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.97 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.49 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.46 #43fd35 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc02ca  rgb(188, 2, 202)  hsl(296, 98%, 40%)  Dark Orchid
#10ca02  rgb(16, 202, 2)  hsl(116, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cabc02  rgb(202, 188, 2)  hsl(56, 98%, 40%)  Old Gold
#02cabc  rgb(2, 202, 188)  hsl(176, 98%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise