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#BC3DE0

#bc3de0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc3de0 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 23.92% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.07% cyan, 72.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 286.75°, with 72.44% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #bc3de0
  2. #61e03d

Split complementary

  1. #bc3de0
  2. #b2e03d
  3. #3de06a

Analogous

  1. #6a3de0
  2. #bc3de0
  3. #e03db2

Triadic

  1. #bc3de0
  2. #e0bc3d
  3. #3de0bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3de0
  2. #e03d61
  3. #61e03d
  4. #3de0bc

Square

  1. #bc3de0
  2. #e06a3d
  3. #61e03d
  4. #3db2e0

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1272
  2. #921db4
  3. #bc3de0
  4. #d37feb
  5. #eac1f5

Shades

#bc3de0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3de0
  2. #a937ca
  3. #9631b3
  4. #842b9d
  5. #712586
  6. #5e1f70
  7. #4b185a
  8. #381243
  9. #260c2d
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3de0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3de0
  2. #c350e3
  3. #c964e6
  4. #d077e9
  5. #d78bec
  6. #de9ef0
  7. #e4b1f3
  8. #ebc5f6
  9. #f2d8f9
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3de0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3de0
  2. #b644d6
  3. #b04acd
  4. #aa51c3
  5. #a458ba
  6. #9e5fb0
  7. #9865a6
  8. #926c9d
  9. #8c7393
  10. #86798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9967ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7761e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856ade ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb53b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3de0 {
  color: #bc3de0;
}
Background
.bg-bc3de0 {
  background-color: #bc3de0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3de0 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3de0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3de0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 61 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 72% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3de0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3de0, #e03db2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3de0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 61 224 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.57 #43c21f Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc3de0  rgb(188, 61, 224)  hsl(287, 72%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#61e03d  rgb(97, 224, 61)  hsl(107, 72%, 56%)  Malachite
#e0bc3d  rgb(224, 188, 61)  hsl(47, 72%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#3de0bc  rgb(61, 224, 188)  hsl(167, 72%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine