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#BC3CD4

#bc3cd4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc3cd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 23.53% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.32% cyan, 71.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 290.53°, with 63.87% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.1868

Complementary

  1. #bc3cd4
  2. #54d43c

Split complementary

  1. #bc3cd4
  2. #a0d43c
  3. #3cd470

Analogous

  1. #703cd4
  2. #bc3cd4
  3. #d43ca0

Triadic

  1. #bc3cd4
  2. #d4bc3c
  3. #3cd4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3cd4
  2. #d43c54
  3. #54d43c
  4. #3cd4bc

Square

  1. #bc3cd4
  2. #d4703c
  3. #54d43c
  4. #3ca0d4

Monochromatic

  1. #551561
  2. #8c23a0
  3. #bc3cd4
  4. #d27be2
  5. #e7b9f0

Shades

#bc3cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3cd4
  2. #a936bf
  3. #9630aa
  4. #842a94
  5. #71247f
  6. #5e1e6a
  7. #4b1855
  8. #381240
  9. #260c2a
  10. #130615
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3cd4
  2. #c350d8
  3. #c963dd
  4. #d077e1
  5. #d78ae5
  6. #de9eea
  7. #e4b1ee
  8. #ebc5f2
  9. #f2d8f6
  10. #f8ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3cd4
  2. #b643cc
  3. #b04ac3
  4. #aa50bb
  5. #a457b2
  6. #9e5eaa
  7. #9865a2
  8. #926c99
  9. #8c7291
  10. #867988
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9865a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d7cd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5985 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a5ed7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8868d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4faa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3cd4 {
  color: #bc3cd4;
}
Background
.bg-bc3cd4 {
  background-color: #bc3cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 60 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 64% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3cd4, #d43ca0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 60 212 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.20 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.38 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.83 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.85 #43c32b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc3cd4  rgb(188, 60, 212)  hsl(291, 64%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#54d43c  rgb(84, 212, 60)  hsl(111, 64%, 53%)  Lime Green
#d4bc3c  rgb(212, 188, 60)  hsl(51, 64%, 53%)  Old Gold
#3cd4bc  rgb(60, 212, 188)  hsl(171, 64%, 53%)  Turquoise