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#BC44EB

#bc44eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc44eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 71.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.11°, with 80.68% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.2082

Complementary

  1. #bc44eb
  2. #73eb44

Split complementary

  1. #bc44eb
  2. #c7eb44
  3. #44eb68

Analogous

  1. #6844eb
  2. #bc44eb
  3. #eb44c7

Triadic

  1. #bc44eb
  2. #ebbc44
  3. #44ebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc44eb
  2. #eb4473
  3. #73eb44
  4. #44ebbc

Square

  1. #bc44eb
  2. #eb6844
  3. #73eb44
  4. #44c7eb

Monochromatic

  1. #650e88
  2. #9916cd
  3. #bc44eb
  4. #d589f2
  5. #eecefa

Shades

#bc44eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc44eb
  2. #a93dd4
  3. #9636bc
  4. #8430a5
  5. #71298d
  6. #5e2276
  7. #4b1b5e
  8. #381447
  9. #260e2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc44eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc44eb
  2. #c357ed
  3. #c969ef
  4. #d07cf1
  5. #d78ff3
  6. #dea2f5
  7. #e4b4f7
  8. #ebc7f9
  9. #f2dafb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc44eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc44eb
  2. #b64ae0
  3. #b050d6
  4. #aa56cb
  5. #a45cc0
  6. #9e62b6
  7. #9868ab
  8. #926ea0
  9. #8c7495
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6bb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c81e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7667ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5bbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc44eb {
  color: #bc44eb;
}
Background
.bg-bc44eb {
  background-color: #bc44eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc44eb {
  border: 2px solid #bc44eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc44eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 68 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc44eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc44eb, #eb44c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc44eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 68 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.38 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.01 #43bb14 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc44eb  rgb(188, 68, 235)  hsl(283, 81%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#73eb44  rgb(115, 235, 68)  hsl(103, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#ebbc44  rgb(235, 188, 68)  hsl(43, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#44ebbc  rgb(68, 235, 188)  hsl(163, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine