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#BC42E9

#bc42e9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc42e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.31% cyan, 71.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 283.83°, with 79.15% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #bc42e9
  2. #6fe942

Split complementary

  1. #bc42e9
  2. #c3e942
  3. #42e969

Analogous

  1. #6942e9
  2. #bc42e9
  3. #e942c3

Triadic

  1. #bc42e9
  2. #e9bc42
  3. #42e9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc42e9
  2. #e9426f
  3. #6fe942
  4. #42e9bc

Square

  1. #bc42e9
  2. #e96942
  3. #6fe942
  4. #42c3e9

Monochromatic

  1. #640f83
  2. #9817c7
  3. #bc42e9
  4. #d487f1
  5. #edcbf9

Shades

#bc42e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc42e9
  2. #a93bd2
  3. #9635ba
  4. #842ea3
  5. #71288c
  6. #5e2175
  7. #4b1a5d
  8. #381446
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc42e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc42e9
  2. #c355eb
  3. #c968ed
  4. #d07bf0
  5. #d78ef2
  6. #dea1f4
  7. #e4b3f6
  8. #ebc6f8
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc42e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc42e9
  2. #b648df
  3. #b04ed4
  4. #aa55ca
  5. #a45bbf
  6. #9e61b5
  7. #9867aa
  8. #926da0
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6ab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c80e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7665ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836de7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba59bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc42e9 {
  color: #bc42e9;
}
Background
.bg-bc42e9 {
  background-color: #bc42e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc42e9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc42e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc42e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 66 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 79% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc42e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc42e9, #e942c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc42e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 66 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.13 #43bd16 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc42e9  rgb(188, 66, 233)  hsl(284, 79%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#6fe942  rgb(111, 233, 66)  hsl(104, 79%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#e9bc42  rgb(233, 188, 66)  hsl(44, 79%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#42e9bc  rgb(66, 233, 188)  hsl(164, 79%, 59%)  Aquamarine