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#BC0BC7

#bc0bc7 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc0bc7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 4.31% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 296.49°, with 89.52% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1505

Complementary

  1. #bc0bc7
  2. #16c70b

Split complementary

  1. #bc0bc7
  2. #74c70b
  3. #0bc75e

Analogous

  1. #5e0bc7
  2. #bc0bc7
  3. #c70b74

Triadic

  1. #bc0bc7
  2. #c7bc0b
  3. #0bc7bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0bc7
  2. #c70b16
  3. #16c70b
  4. #0bc7bc

Square

  1. #bc0bc7
  2. #c75e0b
  3. #16c70b
  4. #0b74c7

Monochromatic

  1. #330336
  2. #78077f
  3. #bc0bc7
  4. #e82bf3
  5. #f074f7

Shades

#bc0bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0bc7
  2. #a90ab3
  3. #96099f
  4. #84088b
  5. #710777
  6. #5e0664
  7. #4b0450
  8. #38033c
  9. #260228
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0bc7
  2. #c323cd
  3. #c93cd2
  4. #d054d8
  5. #d76ddd
  6. #de85e3
  7. #e49de9
  8. #ebb6ee
  9. #f2cef4
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0bc7
  2. #b617c0
  3. #b022b9
  4. #aa2eb2
  5. #a43aab
  6. #9e46a4
  7. #98519c
  8. #925d95
  9. #8c698e
  10. #867487
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4473c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c03e75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754cca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855bc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf309d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0bc7 {
  color: #bc0bc7;
}
Background
.bg-bc0bc7 {
  background-color: #bc0bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #bc0bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 11 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 90% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0bc7, #c70b74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 11 199 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.77 #43f438 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc0bc7  rgb(188, 11, 199)  hsl(296, 90%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#16c70b  rgb(22, 199, 11)  hsl(116, 90%, 41%)  Lime Green
#c7bc0b  rgb(199, 188, 11)  hsl(56, 90%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0bc7bc  rgb(11, 199, 188)  hsl(176, 90%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue