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#BC06CE

#bc06ce ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06ce is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 2.35% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.74% cyan, 97.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 294.6°, with 94.34% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1528

Complementary

  1. #bc06ce
  2. #18ce06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06ce
  2. #7cce06
  3. #06ce58

Analogous

  1. #5806ce
  2. #bc06ce
  3. #ce067c

Triadic

  1. #bc06ce
  2. #cebc06
  3. #06cebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06ce
  2. #ce0618
  3. #18ce06
  4. #06cebc

Square

  1. #bc06ce
  2. #ce5806
  3. #18ce06
  4. #067cce

Monochromatic

  1. #340239
  2. #780484
  3. #bc06ce
  4. #e628f9
  5. #ef72fb

Shades

#bc06ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06ce
  2. #a905b9
  3. #9605a5
  4. #840490
  5. #71047c
  6. #5e0367
  7. #4b0252
  8. #38023e
  9. #260129
  10. #130115
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06ce
  2. #c31fd3
  3. #c938d8
  4. #d051dd
  5. #d76ae2
  6. #de83e7
  7. #e49beb
  8. #ebb4f0
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06ce
  2. #b612c6
  3. #b01ebe
  4. #aa2bb7
  5. #a437af
  6. #9e43a7
  7. #984f9f
  8. #925b97
  9. #8c6890
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93569d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c73ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734cd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835bcc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be33a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06ce {
  color: #bc06ce;
}
Background
.bg-bc06ce {
  background-color: #bc06ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06ce {
  border: 2px solid #bc06ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06ce, #ce067c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 206 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.68 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.89 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.36 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.14 #43f931 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc06ce  rgb(188, 6, 206)  hsl(295, 94%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#18ce06  rgb(24, 206, 6)  hsl(115, 94%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cebc06  rgb(206, 188, 6)  hsl(55, 94%, 42%)  Old Gold
#06cebc  rgb(6, 206, 188)  hsl(175, 94%, 42%)  Turquoise