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#BC44DC

#bc44dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc44dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.55% cyan, 69.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 287.37°, with 68.47% saturation and 56.47% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.1999

Complementary

  1. #bc44dc
  2. #64dc44

Split complementary

  1. #bc44dc
  2. #b0dc44
  3. #44dc70

Analogous

  1. #7044dc
  2. #bc44dc
  3. #dc44b0

Triadic

  1. #bc44dc
  2. #dcbc44
  3. #44dcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc44dc
  2. #dc4464
  3. #64dc44
  4. #44dcbc

Square

  1. #bc44dc
  2. #dc7044
  3. #64dc44
  4. #44b0dc

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1572
  2. #9421b2
  3. #bc44dc
  4. #d384e8
  5. #eac5f4

Shades

#bc44dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc44dc
  2. #a93dc6
  3. #9636b0
  4. #84309a
  5. #712984
  6. #5e226e
  7. #4b1b58
  8. #381442
  9. #260e2c
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc44dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc44dc
  2. #c357e0
  3. #c969e3
  4. #d07ce7
  5. #d78fea
  6. #dea2ee
  7. #e4b4f1
  8. #ebc7f5
  9. #f2daf8
  10. #f8ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc44dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc44dc
  2. #b64ad3
  3. #b050ca
  4. #aa56c0
  5. #a45cb7
  6. #9e62ae
  7. #9868a5
  8. #926e9c
  9. #8c7492
  10. #867a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6aab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7fd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb618b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a64df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #876cda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc57b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc44dc {
  color: #bc44dc;
}
Background
.bg-bc44dc {
  background-color: #bc44dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc44dc {
  border: 2px solid #bc44dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc44dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 68 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 68% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc44dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc44dc, #dc44b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc44dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 68 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.14 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.37 #43bb23 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc44dc  rgb(188, 68, 220)  hsl(287, 68%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#64dc44  rgb(100, 220, 68)  hsl(107, 68%, 56%)  Lime Green
#dcbc44  rgb(220, 188, 68)  hsl(47, 68%, 56%)  Old Gold
#44dcbc  rgb(68, 220, 188)  hsl(167, 68%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine