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#BC16CB

#bc16cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc16cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 8.63% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.39% cyan, 89.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 295.03°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.02.

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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #bc16cb
  2. #25cb16

Split complementary

  1. #bc16cb
  2. #7fcb16
  3. #16cb62

Analogous

  1. #6216cb
  2. #bc16cb
  3. #cb167f

Triadic

  1. #bc16cb
  2. #cbbc16
  3. #16cbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc16cb
  2. #cb1625
  3. #25cb16
  4. #16cbbc

Square

  1. #bc16cb
  2. #cb6216
  3. #25cb16
  4. #167fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0741
  2. #7c0f86
  3. #bc16cb
  4. #dd43eb
  5. #e988f2

Shades

#bc16cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc16cb
  2. #a914b7
  3. #9612a2
  4. #840f8e
  5. #710d7a
  6. #5e0b66
  7. #4b0951
  8. #38073d
  9. #260429
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc16cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc16cb
  2. #c32dd0
  3. #c945d5
  4. #d05cdb
  5. #d773e0
  6. #de8be5
  7. #e4a2ea
  8. #ebb9ef
  9. #f2d0f5
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc16cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc16cb
  2. #b621c4
  3. #b02bbc
  4. #aa36b5
  5. #a440ad
  6. #9e4ba6
  7. #98569e
  8. #926097
  9. #8c6b8f
  10. #867588
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94589c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4374c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #754ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855cc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be36a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc16cb {
  color: #bc16cb;
}
Background
.bg-bc16cb {
  background-color: #bc16cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc16cb {
  border: 2px solid #bc16cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc16cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 22 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc16cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc16cb, #cb167f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc16cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 22 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.55 #43e934 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc16cb  rgb(188, 22, 203)  hsl(295, 80%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#25cb16  rgb(37, 203, 22)  hsl(115, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cbbc16  rgb(203, 188, 22)  hsl(55, 80%, 44%)  Old Gold
#16cbbc  rgb(22, 203, 188)  hsl(175, 80%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise