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#BC09BD

#bc09bd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc09bd is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 3.53% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 95.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 299.67°, with 90.91% saturation and 38.82% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 7.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1456

Complementary

  1. #bc09bd
  2. #0abd09

Split complementary

  1. #bc09bd
  2. #64bd09
  3. #09bd62

Analogous

  1. #6209bd
  2. #bc09bd
  3. #bd0964

Triadic

  1. #bc09bd
  2. #bdbc09
  3. #09bdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc09bd
  2. #bd090a
  3. #0abd09
  4. #09bdbc

Square

  1. #bc09bd
  2. #bd6209
  3. #0abd09
  4. #0964bd

Monochromatic

  1. #2b022b
  2. #730674
  3. #bc09bd
  4. #f31ef4
  5. #f767f8

Shades

#bc09bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc09bd
  2. #a908aa
  3. #960797
  4. #840684
  5. #710571
  6. #5e055f
  7. #4b044c
  8. #380339
  9. #260226
  10. #130113
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc09bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc09bd
  2. #c322c4
  3. #c93aca
  4. #d053d1
  5. #d76bd7
  6. #de84de
  7. #e49de5
  8. #ebb5eb
  9. #f2cef2
  10. #f8e6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc09bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc09bd
  2. #b615b7
  3. #b021b1
  4. #aa2dab
  5. #a439a5
  6. #9e459f
  7. #985098
  8. #925c92
  9. #8c688c
  10. #867486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b72b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2376f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7849bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #875abb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc09bd {
  color: #bc09bd;
}
Background
.bg-bc09bd {
  background-color: #bc09bd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc09bd {
  border: 2px solid #bc09bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc09bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 9 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc09bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc09bd, #bd0964);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc09bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 9 189 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.61 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.76 #43f642 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc09bd  rgb(188, 9, 189)  hsl(300, 91%, 39%)  Dark Orchid
#0abd09  rgb(10, 189, 9)  hsl(120, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#bdbc09  rgb(189, 188, 9)  hsl(60, 91%, 39%)  Old Gold
#09bdbc  rgb(9, 189, 188)  hsl(180, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue