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#BC49EB

#bc49eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc49eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 28.63% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 68.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282.59°, with 80.2% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.2145

Complementary

  1. #bc49eb
  2. #78eb49

Split complementary

  1. #bc49eb
  2. #c9eb49
  3. #49eb6b

Analogous

  1. #6b49eb
  2. #bc49eb
  3. #eb49c9

Triadic

  1. #bc49eb
  2. #ebbc49
  3. #49ebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc49eb
  2. #eb4978
  3. #78eb49
  4. #49ebbc

Square

  1. #bc49eb
  2. #eb6b49
  3. #78eb49
  4. #49c9eb

Monochromatic

  1. #680f8c
  2. #9b17d1
  3. #bc49eb
  4. #d58ef3
  5. #efd3fa

Shades

#bc49eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc49eb
  2. #a942d4
  3. #963abc
  4. #8433a5
  5. #712c8d
  6. #5e2576
  7. #4b1d5e
  8. #381647
  9. #260f2f
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc49eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc49eb
  2. #c35bed
  3. #c96def
  4. #d080f1
  5. #d792f3
  6. #dea4f5
  7. #e4b6f7
  8. #ebc8f9
  9. #f2dbfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc49eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc49eb
  2. #b64fe0
  3. #b054d6
  4. #aa5acb
  5. #a45fc0
  6. #9e65b6
  7. #986aab
  8. #9270a0
  9. #8c7595
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4182e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7869ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8570e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b95fbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc49eb {
  color: #bc49eb;
}
Background
.bg-bc49eb {
  background-color: #bc49eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc49eb {
  border: 2px solid #bc49eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc49eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 73 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc49eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc49eb, #eb49c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc49eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 73 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.24 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.23 #43b614 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc49eb  rgb(188, 73, 235)  hsl(283, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#78eb49  rgb(120, 235, 73)  hsl(103, 80%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#ebbc49  rgb(235, 188, 73)  hsl(43, 80%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#49ebbc  rgb(73, 235, 188)  hsl(163, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine