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#BC06BB

#bc06bb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc06bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.81% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 300.33°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #bc06bb
  2. #06bc07

Split complementary

  1. #bc06bb
  2. #60bc06
  3. #06bc62

Analogous

  1. #6206bc
  2. #bc06bb
  3. #bc0660

Triadic

  1. #bc06bb
  2. #bbbc06
  3. #06bbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06bb
  2. #bc0706
  3. #06bc07
  4. #06bbbc

Square

  1. #bc06bb
  2. #bc6206
  3. #06bc07
  4. #0660bc

Monochromatic

  1. #280128
  2. #720471
  3. #bc06bb
  4. #f817f6
  5. #fa61f9

Shades

#bc06bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06bb
  2. #a905a8
  3. #960596
  4. #840483
  5. #710470
  6. #5e035e
  7. #4b024b
  8. #380238
  9. #260125
  10. #130113
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06bb
  2. #c31fc2
  3. #c938c9
  4. #d051cf
  5. #d76ad6
  6. #de83dd
  7. #e49be4
  8. #ebb4eb
  9. #f2cdf1
  10. #f8e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06bb
  2. #b612b5
  3. #b01eaf
  4. #aa2ba9
  5. #a437a3
  6. #9e439e
  7. #984f98
  8. #925b92
  9. #8c688c
  10. #867486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c71b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2356e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7849bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8859b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06bb {
  color: #bc06bb;
}
Background
.bg-bc06bb {
  background-color: #bc06bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06bb {
  border: 2px solid #bc06bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06bb, #bc0660);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 187 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.28 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.87 #43f944 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc06bb  rgb(188, 6, 187)  hsl(300, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#06bc07  rgb(6, 188, 7)  hsl(120, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bbbc06  rgb(187, 188, 6)  hsl(60, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#06bbbc  rgb(6, 187, 188)  hsl(180, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue