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#BC4AC8

#bc4ac8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc4ac8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 29.02% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 294.29°, with 53.39% saturation and 53.73% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.1976

Complementary

  1. #bc4ac8
  2. #56c84a

Split complementary

  1. #bc4ac8
  2. #95c84a
  3. #4ac87d

Analogous

  1. #7d4ac8
  2. #bc4ac8
  3. #c84a95

Triadic

  1. #bc4ac8
  2. #c8bc4a
  3. #4ac8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4ac8
  2. #c84a56
  3. #56c84a
  4. #4ac8bc

Square

  1. #bc4ac8
  2. #c87d4a
  3. #56c84a
  4. #4a95c8

Monochromatic

  1. #571c5d
  2. #8d2e97
  3. #bc4ac8
  4. #d285da
  5. #e7bfec

Shades

#bc4ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4ac8
  2. #a943b4
  3. #963ba0
  4. #84348c
  5. #712c78
  6. #5e2564
  7. #4b1e50
  8. #38163c
  9. #260f28
  10. #130714
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4ac8
  2. #c35cce
  3. #c96ed3
  4. #d080d9
  5. #d792de
  6. #dea5e4
  7. #e4b7e9
  8. #ebc9ef
  9. #f2dbf4
  10. #f8edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4ac8
  2. #b64fc1
  3. #b055ba
  4. #aa5ab2
  5. #a460ab
  6. #9e65a4
  7. #986a9d
  8. #927096
  9. #8c758e
  10. #867b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3172cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e80c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5d83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8164ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6ec6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be56a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4ac8 {
  color: #bc4ac8;
}
Background
.bg-bc4ac8 {
  background-color: #bc4ac8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #bc4ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 74 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 53% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4ac8, #c84a95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 74 200 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.83 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.99 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.64 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.95 #43b537 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc4ac8  rgb(188, 74, 200)  hsl(294, 53%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#56c84a  rgb(86, 200, 74)  hsl(114, 53%, 54%)  Lime Green
#c8bc4a  rgb(200, 188, 74)  hsl(54, 53%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#4ac8bc  rgb(74, 200, 188)  hsl(174, 53%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise