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#BC43EB

#bc43eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc43eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 26.27% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 71.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.21°, with 80.77% saturation and 59.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.207

Complementary

  1. #bc43eb
  2. #72eb43

Split complementary

  1. #bc43eb
  2. #c6eb43
  3. #43eb68

Analogous

  1. #6843eb
  2. #bc43eb
  3. #eb43c6

Triadic

  1. #bc43eb
  2. #ebbc43
  3. #43ebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc43eb
  2. #eb4372
  3. #72eb43
  4. #43ebbc

Square

  1. #bc43eb
  2. #eb6843
  3. #72eb43
  4. #43c6eb

Monochromatic

  1. #650e87
  2. #9916cc
  3. #bc43eb
  4. #d588f2
  5. #edcdfa

Shades

#bc43eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc43eb
  2. #a93cd4
  3. #9636bc
  4. #842fa5
  5. #71288d
  6. #5e2276
  7. #4b1b5e
  8. #381447
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc43eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc43eb
  2. #c356ed
  3. #c969ef
  4. #d07bf1
  5. #d78ef3
  6. #dea1f5
  7. #e4b4f7
  8. #ebc7f9
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc43eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc43eb
  2. #b649e0
  3. #b04fd6
  4. #aa55cb
  5. #a45bc0
  6. #9e62b6
  7. #9868ab
  8. #926ea0
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6bb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b81e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7666ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836de9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc43eb {
  color: #bc43eb;
}
Background
.bg-bc43eb {
  background-color: #bc43eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc43eb {
  border: 2px solid #bc43eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc43eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 67 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc43eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc43eb, #eb43c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc43eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 67 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.39 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.06 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.06 #43bc14 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc43eb  rgb(188, 67, 235)  hsl(283, 81%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#72eb43  rgb(114, 235, 67)  hsl(103, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#ebbc43  rgb(235, 188, 67)  hsl(43, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#43ebbc  rgb(67, 235, 188)  hsl(163, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine