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#BC42E7

#bc42e7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc42e7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 25.88% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.61% cyan, 71.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 284.36°, with 77.46% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2036

Complementary

  1. #bc42e7
  2. #6de742

Split complementary

  1. #bc42e7
  2. #c0e742
  3. #42e76a

Analogous

  1. #6a42e7
  2. #bc42e7
  3. #e742c0

Triadic

  1. #bc42e7
  2. #e7bc42
  3. #42e7bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc42e7
  2. #e7426d
  3. #6de742
  4. #42e7bc

Square

  1. #bc42e7
  2. #e76a42
  3. #6de742
  4. #42c0e7

Monochromatic

  1. #631080
  2. #9719c4
  3. #bc42e7
  4. #d486f0
  5. #eccaf8

Shades

#bc42e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc42e7
  2. #a93bd0
  3. #9635b9
  4. #842ea2
  5. #71288b
  6. #5e2174
  7. #4b1a5c
  8. #381445
  9. #260d2e
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc42e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc42e7
  2. #c355e9
  3. #c968ec
  4. #d07bee
  5. #d78ef1
  6. #dea1f3
  7. #e4b3f5
  8. #ebc6f8
  9. #f2d9fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc42e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc42e7
  2. #b648dd
  3. #b04ed2
  4. #aa55c8
  5. #a45bbe
  6. #9e61b4
  7. #9867a9
  8. #926d9f
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f80e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7765ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846ce5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba59ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc42e7 {
  color: #bc42e7;
}
Background
.bg-bc42e7 {
  background-color: #bc42e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc42e7 {
  border: 2px solid #bc42e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc42e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 66 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc42e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc42e7, #e742c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc42e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 66 231 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.70 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.17 #43bd18 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc42e7  rgb(188, 66, 231)  hsl(284, 77%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6de742  rgb(109, 231, 66)  hsl(104, 77%, 58%)  Neon Green
#e7bc42  rgb(231, 188, 66)  hsl(44, 77%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#42e7bc  rgb(66, 231, 188)  hsl(164, 77%, 58%)  Aquamarine