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#BC47E7

#bc47e7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc47e7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 27.84% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.61% cyan, 69.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 283.88°, with 76.92% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.2097

Complementary

  1. #bc47e7
  2. #72e747

Split complementary

  1. #bc47e7
  2. #c2e747
  3. #47e76c

Analogous

  1. #6c47e7
  2. #bc47e7
  3. #e747c2

Triadic

  1. #bc47e7
  2. #e7bc47
  3. #47e7bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc47e7
  2. #e74772
  3. #72e747
  4. #47e7bc

Square

  1. #bc47e7
  2. #e76c47
  3. #72e747
  4. #47c2e7

Monochromatic

  1. #651184
  2. #991ac7
  3. #bc47e7
  4. #d58bf0
  5. #edcef9

Shades

#bc47e7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc47e7
  2. #a940d0
  3. #9639b9
  4. #8432a2
  5. #712b8b
  6. #5e2474
  7. #4b1c5c
  8. #381545
  9. #260e2e
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc47e7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc47e7
  2. #c359e9
  3. #c96cec
  4. #d07eee
  5. #d791f1
  6. #dea3f3
  7. #e4b5f5
  8. #ebc8f8
  9. #f2dafa
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc47e7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc47e7
  2. #b64ddd
  3. #b052d2
  4. #aa58c8
  5. #a45ebe
  6. #9e64b4
  7. #9869a9
  8. #926f9f
  9. #8c7595
  10. #867a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4381e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7868ea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #856fe5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5cba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc47e7 {
  color: #bc47e7;
}
Background
.bg-bc47e7 {
  background-color: #bc47e7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc47e7 {
  border: 2px solid #bc47e7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc47e7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 71 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc47e7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc47e7, #e747c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc47e7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 71 231 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.70 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.65 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.94 #43b818 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc47e7  rgb(188, 71, 231)  hsl(284, 77%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#72e747  rgb(114, 231, 71)  hsl(104, 77%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#e7bc47  rgb(231, 188, 71)  hsl(44, 77%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#47e7bc  rgb(71, 231, 188)  hsl(164, 77%, 59%)  Aquamarine