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#BC47EA

#bc47ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc47ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 69.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.07°, with 79.51% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.2114

Complementary

  1. #bc47ea
  2. #75ea47

Split complementary

  1. #bc47ea
  2. #c6ea47
  3. #47ea6a

Analogous

  1. #6a47ea
  2. #bc47ea
  3. #ea47c6

Triadic

  1. #bc47ea
  2. #eabc47
  3. #47eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc47ea
  2. #ea4775
  3. #75ea47
  4. #47eabc

Square

  1. #bc47ea
  2. #ea6a47
  3. #75ea47
  4. #47c6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #661088
  2. #9a17cd
  3. #bc47ea
  4. #d58cf2
  5. #eed0fa

Shades

#bc47ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc47ea
  2. #a940d3
  3. #9639bb
  4. #8432a4
  5. #712b8c
  6. #5e2475
  7. #4b1c5e
  8. #381546
  9. #260e2f
  10. #130717
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc47ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc47ea
  2. #c359ec
  3. #c96cee
  4. #d07ef0
  5. #d791f2
  6. #dea3f5
  7. #e4b5f7
  8. #ebc8f9
  9. #f2dafb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc47ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc47ea
  2. #b64ddf
  3. #b052d5
  4. #aa58ca
  5. #a45ec0
  6. #9e64b5
  7. #9869aa
  8. #926fa0
  9. #8c7595
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6db4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4082e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7768ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba5dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc47ea {
  color: #bc47ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc47ea {
  background-color: #bc47ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc47ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc47ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc47ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 71 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc47ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc47ea, #ea47c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc47ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 71 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.03 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.36 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.72 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.90 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.96 #43b815 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc47ea  rgb(188, 71, 234)  hsl(283, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#75ea47  rgb(117, 234, 71)  hsl(103, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#eabc47  rgb(234, 188, 71)  hsl(43, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#47eabc  rgb(71, 234, 188)  hsl(163, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine