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#BC48EB

#bc48eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc48eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 69.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282.7°, with 80.3% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.2132

Complementary

  1. #bc48eb
  2. #77eb48

Split complementary

  1. #bc48eb
  2. #c9eb48
  3. #48eb6b

Analogous

  1. #6b48eb
  2. #bc48eb
  3. #eb48c9

Triadic

  1. #bc48eb
  2. #ebbc48
  3. #48ebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc48eb
  2. #eb4877
  3. #77eb48
  4. #48ebbc

Square

  1. #bc48eb
  2. #eb6b48
  3. #77eb48
  4. #48c9eb

Monochromatic

  1. #670f8b
  2. #9a17d0
  3. #bc48eb
  4. #d58df3
  5. #efd2fa

Shades

#bc48eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc48eb
  2. #a941d4
  3. #963abc
  4. #8432a5
  5. #712b8d
  6. #5e2476
  7. #4b1d5e
  8. #381647
  9. #260e2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc48eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc48eb
  2. #c35aed
  3. #c96def
  4. #d07ff1
  5. #d791f3
  6. #dea4f5
  7. #e4b6f7
  8. #ebc8f9
  9. #f2dafb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc48eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc48eb
  2. #b64ee0
  3. #b053d6
  4. #aa59cb
  5. #a45ec0
  6. #9e64b6
  7. #986aab
  8. #926fa0
  9. #8c7595
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4082e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7769ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #846fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b95ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc48eb {
  color: #bc48eb;
}
Background
.bg-bc48eb {
  background-color: #bc48eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc48eb {
  border: 2px solid #bc48eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc48eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 72 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc48eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc48eb, #eb48c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc48eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 72 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.08 #43b714 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc48eb  rgb(188, 72, 235)  hsl(283, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#77eb48  rgb(119, 235, 72)  hsl(103, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ebbc48  rgb(235, 188, 72)  hsl(43, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#48ebbc  rgb(72, 235, 188)  hsl(163, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine