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#BC4BDC

#bc4bdc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc4bdc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 29.41% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.55% cyan, 65.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 286.76°, with 67.44% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.2089

Complementary

  1. #bc4bdc
  2. #6bdc4b

Split complementary

  1. #bc4bdc
  2. #b3dc4b
  3. #4bdc73

Analogous

  1. #734bdc
  2. #bc4bdc
  3. #dc4bb3

Triadic

  1. #bc4bdc
  2. #dcbc4b
  3. #4bdcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4bdc
  2. #dc4b6b
  3. #6bdc4b
  4. #4bdcbc

Square

  1. #bc4bdc
  2. #dc734b
  3. #6bdc4b
  4. #4bb3dc

Monochromatic

  1. #621777
  2. #9624b7
  3. #bc4bdc
  4. #d48be8
  5. #eccbf5

Shades

#bc4bdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4bdc
  2. #a944c6
  3. #963cb0
  4. #84359a
  5. #712d84
  6. #5e266e
  7. #4b1e58
  8. #381742
  9. #260f2c
  10. #130816
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4bdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4bdc
  2. #c35de0
  3. #c96fe3
  4. #d081e7
  5. #d793ea
  6. #dea5ee
  7. #e4b7f1
  8. #ebc9f5
  9. #f2dbf8
  10. #f8edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4bdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4bdc
  2. #b650d3
  3. #b056ca
  4. #aa5bc0
  5. #a460b7
  6. #9e66ae
  7. #986ba5
  8. #92709c
  9. #8c7592
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6dac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d77e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5182d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb668e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d68df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8970da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc5cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4bdc {
  color: #bc4bdc;
}
Background
.bg-bc4bdc {
  background-color: #bc4bdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4bdc {
  border: 2px solid #bc4bdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4bdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 75 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4bdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4bdc, #dc4bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4bdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 75 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.18 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.65 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.07 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.07 #43b423 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc4bdc  rgb(188, 75, 220)  hsl(287, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6bdc4b  rgb(107, 220, 75)  hsl(107, 67%, 58%)  Lime Green
#dcbc4b  rgb(220, 188, 75)  hsl(47, 67%, 58%)  Old Gold
#4bdcbc  rgb(75, 220, 188)  hsl(167, 67%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine