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#BC0FC5

#bc0fc5 ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc0fc5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 5.88% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.57% cyan, 92.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 297.03°, with 85.85% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1506

Complementary

  1. #bc0fc5
  2. #18c50f

Split complementary

  1. #bc0fc5
  2. #73c50f
  3. #0fc561

Analogous

  1. #610fc5
  2. #bc0fc5
  3. #c50f73

Triadic

  1. #bc0fc5
  2. #c5bc0f
  3. #0fc5bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0fc5
  2. #c50f18
  3. #18c50f
  4. #0fc5bc

Square

  1. #bc0fc5
  2. #c5610f
  3. #18c50f
  4. #0f73c5

Monochromatic

  1. #340437
  2. #780a7e
  3. #bc0fc5
  4. #e631ef
  5. #ef78f5

Shades

#bc0fc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0fc5
  2. #a90eb1
  3. #960c9e
  4. #840b8a
  5. #710976
  6. #5e0863
  7. #4b064f
  8. #38053b
  9. #260327
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0fc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0fc5
  2. #c327cb
  3. #c93fd1
  4. #d057d6
  5. #d76fdc
  6. #de87e2
  7. #e49fe8
  8. #ebb7ee
  9. #f2cff3
  10. #f8e7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0fc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0fc5
  2. #b61abe
  3. #b026b7
  4. #aa31b0
  5. #a43ca9
  6. #9e48a3
  7. #98539c
  8. #925e95
  9. #8c698e
  10. #867587
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4673c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c13e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764cc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865bc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf319b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0fc5 {
  color: #bc0fc5;
}
Background
.bg-bc0fc5 {
  background-color: #bc0fc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0fc5 {
  border: 2px solid #bc0fc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0fc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 15 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 86% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0fc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0fc5, #c50f73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0fc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 15 197 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.99 #43f03a Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc0fc5  rgb(188, 15, 197)  hsl(297, 86%, 42%)  Dark Orchid
#18c50f  rgb(24, 197, 15)  hsl(117, 86%, 42%)  Lime Green
#c5bc0f  rgb(197, 188, 15)  hsl(57, 86%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0fc5bc  rgb(15, 197, 188)  hsl(177, 86%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue