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#BC37CD

#bc37cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc37cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 21.57% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 73.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 293.2°, with 60% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #bc37cd
  2. #48cd37

Split complementary

  1. #bc37cd
  2. #93cd37
  3. #37cd71

Analogous

  1. #7137cd
  2. #bc37cd
  3. #cd3793

Triadic

  1. #bc37cd
  2. #cdbc37
  3. #37cdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc37cd
  2. #cd3748
  3. #48cd37
  4. #37cdbc

Square

  1. #bc37cd
  2. #cd7137
  3. #48cd37
  4. #3793cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1556
  2. #862593
  3. #bc37cd
  4. #d174dc
  5. #e5b1ec

Shades

#bc37cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc37cd
  2. #a932b9
  3. #962ca4
  4. #842790
  5. #71217b
  6. #5e1c67
  7. #4b1652
  8. #38113e
  9. #260b29
  10. #130615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc37cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc37cd
  2. #c34bd2
  3. #c95fd7
  4. #d073dc
  5. #d787e1
  6. #de9be6
  7. #e4afeb
  8. #ebc3f0
  9. #f2d7f5
  10. #f8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc37cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc37cd
  2. #b63ec5
  3. #b046be
  4. #aa4db6
  5. #a454ae
  6. #9e5ca7
  7. #98639f
  8. #926a97
  9. #8c718f
  10. #867988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9762a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a5bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8966cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be49a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc37cd {
  color: #bc37cd;
}
Background
.bg-bc37cd {
  background-color: #bc37cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc37cd {
  border: 2px solid #bc37cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc37cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 55 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc37cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc37cd, #cd3793);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc37cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 55 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.86 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.75 #43c832 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc37cd  rgb(188, 55, 205)  hsl(293, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#48cd37  rgb(72, 205, 55)  hsl(113, 60%, 51%)  Lime Green
#cdbc37  rgb(205, 188, 55)  hsl(53, 60%, 51%)  Old Gold
#37cdbc  rgb(55, 205, 188)  hsl(173, 60%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise