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#BC18CA

#bc18ca ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc18ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 9.41% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 88.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 295.28°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.09.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #bc18ca
  2. #26ca18

Split complementary

  1. #bc18ca
  2. #7fca18
  3. #18ca63

Analogous

  1. #6318ca
  2. #bc18ca
  3. #ca187f

Triadic

  1. #bc18ca
  2. #cabc18
  3. #18cabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc18ca
  2. #ca1826
  3. #26ca18
  4. #18cabc

Square

  1. #bc18ca
  2. #ca6318
  3. #26ca18
  4. #187fca

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0841
  2. #7c1086
  3. #bc18ca
  4. #dc46e9
  5. #e98af1

Shades

#bc18ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc18ca
  2. #a916b6
  3. #9613a2
  4. #84118d
  5. #710e79
  6. #5e0c65
  7. #4b0a51
  8. #38073d
  9. #260528
  10. #130214
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc18ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc18ca
  2. #c32fcf
  3. #c946d5
  4. #d05dda
  5. #d774df
  6. #de8ce5
  7. #e4a3ea
  8. #ebbaef
  9. #f2d1f4
  10. #f8e8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc18ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc18ca
  2. #b622c3
  3. #b02dbb
  4. #aa37b4
  5. #a442ac
  6. #9e4ca5
  7. #98569e
  8. #926196
  9. #8c6b8f
  10. #867687
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94589b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4474c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c04378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #764fcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #855dc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be36a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc18ca {
  color: #bc18ca;
}
Background
.bg-bc18ca {
  background-color: #bc18ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc18ca {
  border: 2px solid #bc18ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc18ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 24 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc18ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc18ca, #ca187f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc18ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 24 202 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.09 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.67 #43e735 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc18ca  rgb(188, 24, 202)  hsl(295, 79%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#26ca18  rgb(38, 202, 24)  hsl(115, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#cabc18  rgb(202, 188, 24)  hsl(55, 79%, 44%)  Old Gold
#18cabc  rgb(24, 202, 188)  hsl(175, 79%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise