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#BC4CED

#bc4ced ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc4ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 29.8% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 67.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.74°, with 81.73% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.2197

Complementary

  1. #bc4ced
  2. #7ded4c

Split complementary

  1. #bc4ced
  2. #cded4c
  3. #4ced6b

Analogous

  1. #6b4ced
  2. #bc4ced
  3. #ed4ccd

Triadic

  1. #bc4ced
  2. #edbc4c
  3. #4cedbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4ced
  2. #ed4c7d
  3. #7ded4c
  4. #4cedbc

Square

  1. #bc4ced
  2. #ed6b4c
  3. #7ded4c
  4. #4ccded

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0f91
  2. #9c16d7
  3. #bc4ced
  4. #d691f4
  5. #f0d7fb

Shades

#bc4ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4ced
  2. #a944d5
  3. #963dbe
  4. #8435a6
  5. #712e8e
  6. #5e2677
  7. #4b1e5f
  8. #381747
  9. #260f2f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4ced
  2. #c35eef
  3. #c970f1
  4. #d082f2
  5. #d794f4
  6. #dea6f6
  7. #e4b7f8
  8. #ebc9fa
  9. #f2dbfb
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4ced
  2. #b651e2
  3. #b056d7
  4. #aa5ccc
  5. #a461c1
  6. #9e66b7
  7. #986bac
  8. #9270a1
  9. #8c7696
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c70b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4284e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786bf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8571eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b961c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4ced {
  color: #bc4ced;
}
Background
.bg-bc4ced {
  background-color: #bc4ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4ced {
  border: 2px solid #bc4ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 76 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4ced, #ed4ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 76 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.20 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.10 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.73 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.60 #43b312 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc4ced  rgb(188, 76, 237)  hsl(282, 82%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7ded4c  rgb(125, 237, 76)  hsl(102, 82%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#edbc4c  rgb(237, 188, 76)  hsl(42, 82%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#4cedbc  rgb(76, 237, 188)  hsl(162, 82%, 61%)  Aquamarine