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#BC3ADA

#bc3ada ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc3ada is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 22.75% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 73.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 68.38% saturation and 54.12% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.1878

Complementary

  1. #bc3ada
  2. #58da3a

Split complementary

  1. #bc3ada
  2. #a8da3a
  3. #3ada6c

Analogous

  1. #6c3ada
  2. #bc3ada
  3. #da3aa8

Triadic

  1. #bc3ada
  2. #dabc3a
  3. #3adabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3ada
  2. #da3a58
  3. #58da3a
  4. #3adabc

Square

  1. #bc3ada
  2. #da6c3a
  3. #58da3a
  4. #3aa8da

Monochromatic

  1. #581368
  2. #8e20a8
  3. #bc3ada
  4. #d27ae6
  5. #e8bbf2

Shades

#bc3ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3ada
  2. #a934c4
  3. #962eae
  4. #842999
  5. #712383
  6. #5e1d6d
  7. #4b1757
  8. #381141
  9. #260c2c
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3ada
  2. #c34ede
  3. #c961e1
  4. #d075e5
  5. #d789e9
  6. #de9ded
  7. #e4b0f0
  8. #ebc4f4
  9. #f2d8f8
  10. #f8ebfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3ada
  2. #b641d1
  3. #b048c8
  4. #aa4fbf
  5. #a456b6
  6. #9e5dad
  7. #9864a4
  8. #926b9b
  9. #8c7292
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #467cd6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc5b88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #785edd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8668d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc4faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3ada {
  color: #bc3ada;
}
Background
.bg-bc3ada {
  background-color: #bc3ada;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3ada {
  border: 2px solid #bc3ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 58 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 68% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3ada, #da3aa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 58 218 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.56 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.43 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.42 #43c525 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc3ada  rgb(188, 58, 218)  hsl(289, 68%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#58da3a  rgb(88, 218, 58)  hsl(109, 68%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dabc3a  rgb(218, 188, 58)  hsl(49, 68%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3adabc  rgb(58, 218, 188)  hsl(169, 68%, 54%)  Turquoise