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#BC40DD

#bc40dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc40dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 25.1% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 71.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 287.39°, with 69.78% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.1958

Complementary

  1. #bc40dd
  2. #61dd40

Split complementary

  1. #bc40dd
  2. #afdd40
  3. #40dd6d

Analogous

  1. #6d40dd
  2. #bc40dd
  3. #dd40af

Triadic

  1. #bc40dd
  2. #ddbc40
  3. #40ddbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc40dd
  2. #dd4061
  3. #61dd40
  4. #40ddbc

Square

  1. #bc40dd
  2. #dd6d40
  3. #61dd40
  4. #40afdd

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1470
  2. #9220b1
  3. #bc40dd
  4. #d381e9
  5. #eac2f4

Shades

#bc40dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc40dd
  2. #a93ac7
  3. #9633b1
  4. #842d9b
  5. #712685
  6. #5e206f
  7. #4b1a58
  8. #381342
  9. #260d2c
  10. #130616
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc40dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc40dd
  2. #c353e0
  3. #c966e4
  4. #d079e7
  5. #d78ceb
  6. #dea0ee
  7. #e4b3f1
  8. #ebc6f5
  9. #f2d9f8
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc40dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc40dd
  2. #b646d4
  3. #b04dca
  4. #aa53c1
  5. #a45ab8
  6. #9e60af
  7. #9866a5
  8. #926d9c
  9. #8c7393
  10. #867a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9968ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7962e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #866bdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc54b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc40dd {
  color: #bc40dd;
}
Background
.bg-bc40dd {
  background-color: #bc40dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc40dd {
  border: 2px solid #bc40dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc40dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 64 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 70% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc40dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc40dd, #dd40af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc40dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 64 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.55 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.55 #43bf22 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc40dd  rgb(188, 64, 221)  hsl(287, 70%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#61dd40  rgb(97, 221, 64)  hsl(107, 70%, 56%)  Lime Green
#ddbc40  rgb(221, 188, 64)  hsl(47, 70%, 56%)  Old Gold
#40ddbc  rgb(64, 221, 188)  hsl(167, 70%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine