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#BC06BA

#bc06ba ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc06ba is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 2.35% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.81% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 300.66°, with 93.81% saturation and 38.04% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.3.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1437

Complementary

  1. #bc06ba
  2. #06bc08

Split complementary

  1. #bc06ba
  2. #5fbc06
  3. #06bc63

Analogous

  1. #6306bc
  2. #bc06ba
  3. #bc065f

Triadic

  1. #bc06ba
  2. #babc06
  3. #06babc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06ba
  2. #bc0806
  3. #06bc08
  4. #06babc

Square

  1. #bc06ba
  2. #bc6306
  3. #06bc08
  4. #065fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #280127
  2. #720471
  3. #bc06ba
  4. #f817f5
  5. #fa61f8

Shades

#bc06ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06ba
  2. #a905a7
  3. #960595
  4. #840482
  5. #710470
  6. #5e035d
  7. #4b024a
  8. #380238
  9. #260125
  10. #130113
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06ba
  2. #c31fc1
  3. #c938c8
  4. #d051cf
  5. #d76ad6
  6. #de83dd
  7. #e49be3
  8. #ebb4ea
  9. #f2cdf1
  10. #f8e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06ba
  2. #b612b4
  3. #b01eae
  4. #aa2ba9
  5. #a437a3
  6. #9e439d
  7. #984f97
  8. #925b91
  9. #8c688c
  10. #867486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d71b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3346d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7848bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8859b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06ba {
  color: #bc06ba;
}
Background
.bg-bc06ba {
  background-color: #bc06ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06ba {
  border: 2px solid #bc06ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06ba, #bc065f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 186 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.16 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.35 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.01 #43f945 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc06ba  rgb(188, 6, 186)  hsl(301, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#06bc08  rgb(6, 188, 8)  hsl(121, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#babc06  rgb(186, 188, 6)  hsl(61, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#06babc  rgb(6, 186, 188)  hsl(181, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue