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#BC48DC

#bc48dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc48dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 28.24% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.55% cyan, 67.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 287.03°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.2049

Complementary

  1. #bc48dc
  2. #68dc48

Split complementary

  1. #bc48dc
  2. #b2dc48
  3. #48dc72

Analogous

  1. #7248dc
  2. #bc48dc
  3. #dc48b2

Triadic

  1. #bc48dc
  2. #dcbc48
  3. #48dcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc48dc
  2. #dc4868
  3. #68dc48
  4. #48dcbc

Square

  1. #bc48dc
  2. #dc7248
  3. #68dc48
  4. #48b2dc

Monochromatic

  1. #601675
  2. #9523b5
  3. #bc48dc
  4. #d488e8
  5. #ebc8f5

Shades

#bc48dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc48dc
  2. #a941c6
  3. #963ab0
  4. #84329a
  5. #712b84
  6. #5e246e
  7. #4b1d58
  8. #381642
  9. #260e2c
  10. #130716
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc48dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc48dc
  2. #c35ae0
  3. #c96de3
  4. #d07fe7
  5. #d791ea
  6. #dea4ee
  7. #e4b6f1
  8. #ebc8f5
  9. #f2daf8
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc48dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc48dc
  2. #b64ed3
  3. #b053ca
  4. #aa59c0
  5. #a45eb7
  6. #9e64ae
  7. #986aa5
  8. #926f9c
  9. #8c7592
  10. #867a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f81d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb648d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c66df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #886eda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5ab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc48dc {
  color: #bc48dc;
}
Background
.bg-bc48dc {
  background-color: #bc48dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc48dc {
  border: 2px solid #bc48dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc48dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 72 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc48dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc48dc, #dc48b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc48dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 72 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.07 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.18 #43b723 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc48dc  rgb(188, 72, 220)  hsl(287, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#68dc48  rgb(104, 220, 72)  hsl(107, 68%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dcbc48  rgb(220, 188, 72)  hsl(47, 68%, 57%)  Old Gold
#48dcbc  rgb(72, 220, 188)  hsl(167, 68%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine