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#BC4BC5

#bc4bc5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc4bc5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 29.41% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.57% cyan, 61.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 295.57°, with 51.26% saturation and 53.33% 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 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.1975

Complementary

  1. #bc4bc5
  2. #54c54b

Split complementary

  1. #bc4bc5
  2. #91c54b
  3. #4bc57f

Analogous

  1. #7f4bc5
  2. #bc4bc5
  3. #c54b91

Triadic

  1. #bc4bc5
  2. #c5bc4b
  3. #4bc5bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4bc5
  2. #c54b54
  3. #54c54b
  4. #4bc5bc

Square

  1. #bc4bc5
  2. #c57f4b
  3. #54c54b
  4. #4b91c5

Monochromatic

  1. #551d5a
  2. #8c3094
  3. #bc4bc5
  4. #d285d8
  5. #e7bfea

Shades

#bc4bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4bc5
  2. #a944b1
  3. #963c9e
  4. #84358a
  5. #712d76
  6. #5e2663
  7. #4b1e4f
  8. #38173b
  9. #260f27
  10. #130814
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4bc5
  2. #c35dcb
  3. #c96fd1
  4. #d081d6
  5. #d793dc
  6. #dea5e2
  7. #e4b7e8
  8. #ebc9ee
  9. #f2dbf3
  10. #f8edf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4bc5
  2. #b650be
  3. #b056b7
  4. #aa5bb0
  5. #a460a9
  6. #9e66a3
  7. #986b9c
  8. #927095
  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 #996b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3672c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6080c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c05d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8265c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6ec3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be56a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4bc5 {
  color: #bc4bc5;
}
Background
.bg-bc4bc5 {
  background-color: #bc4bc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #bc4bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 75 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 51% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4bc5, #c54b91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 75 197 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.93 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.68 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.76 #43b43a Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc4bc5  rgb(188, 75, 197)  hsl(296, 51%, 53%)  Medium Orchid
#54c54b  rgb(84, 197, 75)  hsl(116, 51%, 53%)  Lime Green
#c5bc4b  rgb(197, 188, 75)  hsl(56, 51%, 53%)  Vegas Gold
#4bc5bc  rgb(75, 197, 188)  hsl(176, 51%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise