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#BC08CA

#bc08ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc08ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 3.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.67°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #bc08ca
  2. #16ca08

Split complementary

  1. #bc08ca
  2. #77ca08
  3. #08ca5b

Analogous

  1. #5b08ca
  2. #bc08ca
  3. #ca0877

Triadic

  1. #bc08ca
  2. #cabc08
  3. #08cabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc08ca
  2. #ca0816
  3. #16ca08
  4. #08cabc

Square

  1. #bc08ca
  2. #ca5b08
  3. #16ca08
  4. #0877ca

Monochromatic

  1. #330237
  2. #780580
  3. #bc08ca
  4. #e828f6
  5. #f072f9

Shades

#bc08ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc08ca
  2. #a907b6
  3. #9606a2
  4. #84068d
  5. #710579
  6. #5e0465
  7. #4b0351
  8. #38023d
  9. #260228
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc08ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc08ca
  2. #c321cf
  3. #c939d5
  4. #d052da
  5. #d76bdf
  6. #de84e5
  7. #e49cea
  8. #ebb5ef
  9. #f2cef4
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc08ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc08ca
  2. #b614c3
  3. #b020bb
  4. #aa2cb4
  5. #a438ac
  6. #9e44a5
  7. #98509e
  8. #925c96
  9. #8c688f
  10. #867487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 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 #4173c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c03f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845ac8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be319f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc08ca {
  color: #bc08ca;
}
Background
.bg-bc08ca {
  background-color: #bc08ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc08ca {
  border: 2px solid #bc08ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc08ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 8 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc08ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc08ca, #ca0877);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc08ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 8 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.26 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.48 #43f735 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc08ca  rgb(188, 8, 202)  hsl(296, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#16ca08  rgb(22, 202, 8)  hsl(116, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cabc08  rgb(202, 188, 8)  hsl(56, 92%, 41%)  Old Gold
#08cabc  rgb(8, 202, 188)  hsl(176, 92%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise