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#BC44C4

#bc44c4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc44c4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 26.67% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.08% cyan, 65.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 296.25°, with 52.03% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.1881

Complementary

  1. #bc44c4
  2. #4cc444

Split complementary

  1. #bc44c4
  2. #8cc444
  3. #44c47c

Analogous

  1. #7c44c4
  2. #bc44c4
  3. #c4448c

Triadic

  1. #bc44c4
  2. #c4bc44
  3. #44c4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc44c4
  2. #c4444c
  3. #4cc444
  4. #44c4bc

Square

  1. #bc44c4
  2. #c47c44
  3. #4cc444
  4. #448cc4

Monochromatic

  1. #511b54
  2. #882d8f
  3. #bc44c4
  4. #d17ed6
  5. #e6b8e9

Shades

#bc44c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc44c4
  2. #a93db0
  3. #96369d
  4. #843089
  5. #712976
  6. #5e2262
  7. #4b1b4e
  8. #38143b
  9. #260e27
  10. #130714
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc44c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc44c4
  2. #c357ca
  3. #c969d0
  4. #d07cd6
  5. #d78fdc
  6. #dea2e2
  7. #e4b4e7
  8. #ebc7ed
  9. #f2daf3
  10. #f8ecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc44c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc44c4
  2. #b64abd
  3. #b050b6
  4. #aa56b0
  5. #a45ca9
  6. #9e62a2
  7. #98689b
  8. #926e94
  9. #8c748e
  10. #867a87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98679c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b6fc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d7dc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0577e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8060c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6bc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf509f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc44c4 {
  color: #bc44c4;
}
Background
.bg-bc44c4 {
  background-color: #bc44c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc44c4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc44c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc44c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 68 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 52% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc44c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc44c4, #c4448c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc44c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 68 196 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.08 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.41 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.77 #43bb3b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc44c4  rgb(188, 68, 196)  hsl(296, 52%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#4cc444  rgb(76, 196, 68)  hsl(116, 52%, 52%)  Lime Green
#c4bc44  rgb(196, 188, 68)  hsl(56, 52%, 52%)  Vegas Gold
#44c4bc  rgb(68, 196, 188)  hsl(176, 52%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise