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#BC05D2

#bc05d2 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc05d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 1.96% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.48% cyan, 97.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 293.56°, with 95.35% saturation and 42.16% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1545

Complementary

  1. #bc05d2
  2. #1bd205

Split complementary

  1. #bc05d2
  2. #82d205
  3. #05d256

Analogous

  1. #5605d2
  2. #bc05d2
  3. #d20582

Triadic

  1. #bc05d2
  2. #d2bc05
  3. #05d2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc05d2
  2. #d2051b
  3. #1bd205
  4. #05d2bc

Square

  1. #bc05d2
  2. #d25605
  3. #1bd205
  4. #0582d2

Monochromatic

  1. #36013d
  2. #790387
  3. #bc05d2
  4. #e42afa
  5. #ed74fc

Shades

#bc05d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc05d2
  2. #a905bd
  3. #9604a8
  4. #840493
  5. #71037e
  6. #5e0369
  7. #4b0254
  8. #38023f
  9. #26012a
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc05d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc05d2
  2. #c31ed7
  3. #c937db
  4. #d050e0
  5. #d769e4
  6. #de82e9
  7. #e49bed
  8. #ebb4f2
  9. #f2cdf6
  10. #f8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc05d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc05d2
  2. #b611ca
  3. #b01ec2
  4. #aa2ab9
  5. #a436b1
  6. #9e43a9
  7. #984fa1
  8. #925b99
  9. #8c6790
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9356a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3873ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be447b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #724dd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #825bd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd34a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc05d2 {
  color: #bc05d2;
}
Background
.bg-bc05d2 {
  background-color: #bc05d2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc05d2 {
  border: 2px solid #bc05d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc05d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 5 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc05d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc05d2, #d20582);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc05d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 5 210 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.77 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.02 #43fa2d Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc05d2  rgb(188, 5, 210)  hsl(294, 95%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1bd205  rgb(27, 210, 5)  hsl(114, 95%, 42%)  Lime Green
#d2bc05  rgb(210, 188, 5)  hsl(54, 95%, 42%)  Old Gold
#05d2bc  rgb(5, 210, 188)  hsl(174, 95%, 42%)  Turquoise