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#BC49AB

#bc49ab ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc49ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 28.63% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.17% magenta, 9.04% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 308.87°, with 46.18% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.24.

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Relative luminance0.184

Complementary

  1. #bc49ab
  2. #49bc5a

Split complementary

  1. #bc49ab
  2. #72bc49
  3. #49bc94

Analogous

  1. #9449bc
  2. #bc49ab
  3. #bc4972

Triadic

  1. #bc49ab
  2. #abbc49
  3. #49abbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc49ab
  2. #bc5a49
  3. #49bc5a
  4. #49abbc

Square

  1. #bc49ab
  2. #bc9449
  3. #49bc5a
  4. #4972bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1d48
  2. #87327a
  3. #bc49ab
  4. #d181c5
  5. #e5b9df

Shades

#bc49ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc49ab
  2. #a9429a
  3. #963a89
  4. #843378
  5. #712c67
  6. #5e2556
  7. #4b1d44
  8. #381633
  9. #260f22
  10. #130711
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc49ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc49ab
  2. #c35bb3
  3. #c96dbc
  4. #d080c4
  5. #d792cd
  6. #dea4d5
  7. #e4b6dd
  8. #ebc8e6
  9. #f2dbee
  10. #f8edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc49ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc49ab
  2. #b64fa7
  3. #b054a2
  4. #aa5a9e
  5. #a45f9a
  6. #9e6596
  7. #986a91
  8. #92708d
  9. #8c7589
  10. #867b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97688f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #476cae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45173 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8660ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14e8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc49ab {
  color: #bc49ab;
}
Background
.bg-bc49ab {
  background-color: #bc49ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc49ab {
  border: 2px solid #bc49ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc49ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 73 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc49ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc49ab, #bc4972);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc49ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 73 171 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.58 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.87 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.21 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.18 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.43 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 11.17 #43b654 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#bc49ab  rgb(188, 73, 171)  hsl(309, 46%, 51%)  Purpureus
#49bc5a  rgb(73, 188, 90)  hsl(129, 46%, 51%)  Mantis
#abbc49  rgb(171, 188, 73)  hsl(69, 46%, 51%)  Apple Green
#49abbc  rgb(73, 171, 188)  hsl(189, 46%, 51%)  Cadet Blue