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#BC47EC

#bc47ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc47ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 69.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 282.55°, with 81.28% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.2125

Complementary

  1. #bc47ec
  2. #77ec47

Split complementary

  1. #bc47ec
  2. #c9ec47
  3. #47ec6a

Analogous

  1. #6a47ec
  2. #bc47ec
  3. #ec47c9

Triadic

  1. #bc47ec
  2. #ecbc47
  3. #47ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc47ec
  2. #ec4777
  3. #77ec47
  4. #47ecbc

Square

  1. #bc47ec
  2. #ec6a47
  3. #77ec47
  4. #47c9ec

Monochromatic

  1. #670e8c
  2. #9a16d1
  3. #bc47ec
  4. #d58cf3
  5. #efd2fa

Shades

#bc47ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc47ec
  2. #a940d4
  3. #9639bd
  4. #8432a5
  5. #712b8e
  6. #5e2476
  7. #4b1c5e
  8. #381547
  9. #260e2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc47ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc47ec
  2. #c359ee
  3. #c96cf0
  4. #d07ef2
  5. #d791f4
  6. #dea3f6
  7. #e4b5f7
  8. #ebc8f9
  9. #f2dafb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc47ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc47ec
  2. #b64de1
  3. #b052d6
  4. #aa58cc
  5. #a45ec1
  6. #9e64b6
  7. #9869ab
  8. #926fa0
  9. #8c7596
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e82e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7768ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b95ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc47ec {
  color: #bc47ec;
}
Background
.bg-bc47ec {
  background-color: #bc47ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc47ec {
  border: 2px solid #bc47ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc47ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 71 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc47ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc47ec, #ec47c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc47ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 71 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.88 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.92 #43b813 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc47ec  rgb(188, 71, 236)  hsl(283, 81%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#77ec47  rgb(119, 236, 71)  hsl(103, 81%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ecbc47  rgb(236, 188, 71)  hsl(43, 81%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#47ecbc  rgb(71, 236, 188)  hsl(163, 81%, 60%)  Aquamarine