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#BC3EE6

#bc3ee6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc3ee6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.26% cyan, 73.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 77.06% saturation and 57.25% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.1985

Complementary

  1. #bc3ee6
  2. #68e63e

Split complementary

  1. #bc3ee6
  2. #bce63e
  3. #3ee668

Analogous

  1. #683ee6
  2. #bc3ee6
  3. #e63ebc

Triadic

  1. #bc3ee6
  2. #e6bc3e
  3. #3ee6bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3ee6
  2. #e63e68
  3. #68e63e
  4. #3ee6bc

Square

  1. #bc3ee6
  2. #e6683e
  3. #68e63e
  4. #3ebce6

Monochromatic

  1. #60107b
  2. #9519bf
  3. #bc3ee6
  4. #d482ef
  5. #ebc5f8

Shades

#bc3ee6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3ee6
  2. #a938cf
  3. #9632b8
  4. #842ba1
  5. #71258a
  6. #5e1f73
  7. #4b195c
  8. #381345
  9. #260c2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3ee6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3ee6
  2. #c351e9
  3. #c965eb
  4. #d078ee
  5. #d78bf0
  6. #de9ff3
  7. #e4b2f5
  8. #ebc5f8
  9. #f2d8fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3ee6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3ee6
  2. #b645dc
  3. #b04bd2
  4. #aa52c7
  5. #a458bd
  6. #9e5fb3
  7. #9866a9
  8. #926c9f
  9. #8c7394
  10. #86798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9968b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c7fe2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9628f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7663e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836be4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba56b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3ee6 {
  color: #bc3ee6;
}
Background
.bg-bc3ee6 {
  background-color: #bc3ee6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3ee6 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3ee6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3ee6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 62 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 77% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3ee6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3ee6, #e63ebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3ee6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 62 230 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.55 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.50 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.40 #43c119 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc3ee6  rgb(188, 62, 230)  hsl(285, 77%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#68e63e  rgb(104, 230, 62)  hsl(105, 77%, 57%)  Neon Green
#e6bc3e  rgb(230, 188, 62)  hsl(45, 77%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#3ee6bc  rgb(62, 230, 188)  hsl(165, 77%, 57%)  Aquamarine