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#BC0ECA

#bc0eca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc0eca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 5.49% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 93.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.53°, with 87.04% saturation and 42.35% 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 6.01.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1527

Complementary

  1. #bc0eca
  2. #1cca0e

Split complementary

  1. #bc0eca
  2. #7aca0e
  3. #0eca5e

Analogous

  1. #5e0eca
  2. #bc0eca
  3. #ca0e7a

Triadic

  1. #bc0eca
  2. #cabc0e
  3. #0ecabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0eca
  2. #ca0e1c
  3. #1cca0e
  4. #0ecabc

Square

  1. #bc0eca
  2. #ca5e0e
  3. #1cca0e
  4. #0e7aca

Monochromatic

  1. #37043b
  2. #790982
  3. #bc0eca
  4. #e334f1
  5. #ed7bf6

Shades

#bc0eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0eca
  2. #a90db6
  3. #960ba2
  4. #840a8d
  5. #710879
  6. #5e0765
  7. #4b0651
  8. #38043d
  9. #260328
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0eca
  2. #c326cf
  3. #c93ed5
  4. #d056da
  5. #d76edf
  6. #de87e5
  7. #e49fea
  8. #ebb7ef
  9. #f2cff4
  10. #f8e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0eca
  2. #b619c3
  3. #b025bb
  4. #aa30b4
  5. #a43cac
  6. #9e47a5
  7. #98529e
  8. #925e96
  9. #8c698f
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93569b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4273c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c04077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754dcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855bc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be339f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0eca {
  color: #bc0eca;
}
Background
.bg-bc0eca {
  background-color: #bc0eca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0eca {
  border: 2px solid #bc0eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 14 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0eca, #ca0e7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 14 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.01 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.19 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.53 #43f135 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc0eca  rgb(188, 14, 202)  hsl(296, 87%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#1cca0e  rgb(28, 202, 14)  hsl(116, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cabc0e  rgb(202, 188, 14)  hsl(56, 87%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0ecabc  rgb(14, 202, 188)  hsl(176, 87%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise