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#BC3ED7

#bc3ed7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc3ed7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 24.31% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.56% cyan, 71.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 289.41°, with 65.67% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.1904

Complementary

  1. #bc3ed7
  2. #59d73e

Split complementary

  1. #bc3ed7
  2. #a5d73e
  3. #3ed76f

Analogous

  1. #6f3ed7
  2. #bc3ed7
  3. #d73ea5

Triadic

  1. #bc3ed7
  2. #d7bc3e
  3. #3ed7bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3ed7
  2. #d73e59
  3. #59d73e
  4. #3ed7bc

Square

  1. #bc3ed7
  2. #d76f3e
  3. #59d73e
  4. #3ea5d7

Monochromatic

  1. #581567
  2. #8f22a6
  3. #bc3ed7
  4. #d27de4
  5. #e8bdf1

Shades

#bc3ed7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3ed7
  2. #a938c2
  3. #9632ac
  4. #842b97
  5. #712581
  6. #5e1f6c
  7. #4b1956
  8. #381341
  9. #260c2b
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3ed7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3ed7
  2. #c351db
  3. #c965df
  4. #d078e3
  5. #d78be7
  6. #de9feb
  7. #e4b2ef
  8. #ebc5f3
  9. #f2d8f7
  10. #f8ecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3ed7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3ed7
  2. #b645ce
  3. #b04bc6
  4. #aa52bd
  5. #a458b4
  6. #9e5fac
  7. #9866a3
  8. #926c9a
  9. #8c7391
  10. #867989
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9866a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b7dd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd5b87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a60da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8769d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc51ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3ed7 {
  color: #bc3ed7;
}
Background
.bg-bc3ed7 {
  background-color: #bc3ed7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3ed7 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3ed7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3ed7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 62 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 66% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3ed7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3ed7, #d73ea5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3ed7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 62 215 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.96 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.87 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.92 #43c128 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc3ed7  rgb(188, 62, 215)  hsl(289, 66%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#59d73e  rgb(89, 215, 62)  hsl(109, 66%, 54%)  Lime Green
#d7bc3e  rgb(215, 188, 62)  hsl(49, 66%, 54%)  Old Gold
#3ed7bc  rgb(62, 215, 188)  hsl(169, 66%, 54%)  Turquoise