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#BC44EA

#bc44ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc44ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 70.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.37°, with 79.81% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.2077

Complementary

  1. #bc44ea
  2. #72ea44

Split complementary

  1. #bc44ea
  2. #c5ea44
  3. #44ea69

Analogous

  1. #6944ea
  2. #bc44ea
  3. #ea44c5

Triadic

  1. #bc44ea
  2. #eabc44
  3. #44eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc44ea
  2. #ea4472
  3. #72ea44
  4. #44eabc

Square

  1. #bc44ea
  2. #ea6944
  3. #72ea44
  4. #44c5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #650f86
  2. #9917cb
  3. #bc44ea
  4. #d589f2
  5. #edcef9

Shades

#bc44ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc44ea
  2. #a93dd3
  3. #9636bb
  4. #8430a4
  5. #71298c
  6. #5e2275
  7. #4b1b5e
  8. #381446
  9. #260e2f
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc44ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc44ea
  2. #c357ec
  3. #c969ee
  4. #d07cf0
  5. #d78ff2
  6. #dea2f5
  7. #e4b4f7
  8. #ebc7f9
  9. #f2dafb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc44ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc44ea
  2. #b64adf
  3. #b050d5
  4. #aa56ca
  5. #a45cc0
  6. #9e62b5
  7. #9868aa
  8. #926ea0
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6bb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d81e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7666ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5bbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc44ea {
  color: #bc44ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc44ea {
  background-color: #bc44ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc44ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc44ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc44ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 68 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc44ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc44ea, #ea44c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc44ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 68 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.03 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.03 #43bb15 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc44ea  rgb(188, 68, 234)  hsl(283, 80%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#72ea44  rgb(114, 234, 68)  hsl(103, 80%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#eabc44  rgb(234, 188, 68)  hsl(43, 80%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#44eabc  rgb(68, 234, 188)  hsl(163, 80%, 59%)  Aquamarine