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#BC3BC9

#bc3bc9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc3bc9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 23.14% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.47% cyan, 70.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 294.51°, with 56.8% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.9.

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Relative luminance0.1804

Complementary

  1. #bc3bc9
  2. #48c93b

Split complementary

  1. #bc3bc9
  2. #8fc93b
  3. #3bc975

Analogous

  1. #753bc9
  2. #bc3bc9
  3. #c93b8f

Triadic

  1. #bc3bc9
  2. #c9bc3b
  3. #3bc9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3bc9
  2. #c93b48
  3. #48c93b
  4. #3bc9bc

Square

  1. #bc3bc9
  2. #c9753b
  3. #48c93b
  4. #3b8fc9

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1754
  2. #862890
  3. #bc3bc9
  4. #d177da
  5. #e5b3ea

Shades

#bc3bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3bc9
  2. #a935b5
  3. #962fa1
  4. #84298d
  5. #712379
  6. #5e1e65
  7. #4b1850
  8. #38123c
  9. #260c28
  10. #130614
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3bc9
  2. #c34fce
  3. #c962d4
  4. #d076d9
  5. #d789df
  6. #de9de4
  7. #e4b1e9
  8. #ebc4ef
  9. #f2d8f4
  10. #f8ebfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3bc9
  2. #b642c2
  3. #b049ba
  4. #aa50b3
  5. #a457ac
  6. #9e5ea5
  7. #98649d
  8. #926b96
  9. #8c728f
  10. #867987
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97639e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a6ccd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547bc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf537e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c5ccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a67c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be4ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3bc9 {
  color: #bc3bc9;
}
Background
.bg-bc3bc9 {
  background-color: #bc3bc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 59 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 57% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3bc9, #c93b8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 59 201 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.77 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.35 #43c436 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc3bc9  rgb(188, 59, 201)  hsl(295, 57%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#48c93b  rgb(72, 201, 59)  hsl(115, 57%, 51%)  Lime Green
#c9bc3b  rgb(201, 188, 59)  hsl(55, 57%, 51%)  Old Gold
#3bc9bc  rgb(59, 201, 188)  hsl(175, 57%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise