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#BC4EFE

#bc4efe ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc4efe is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 30.59% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 69.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 98.88% saturation and 65.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.233

Complementary

  1. #bc4efe
  2. #90fe4e

Split complementary

  1. #bc4efe
  2. #e8fe4e
  3. #4efe64

Analogous

  1. #644efe
  2. #bc4efe
  3. #fe4ee8

Triadic

  1. #bc4efe
  2. #febc4e
  3. #4efebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4efe
  2. #fe4e90
  3. #90fe4e
  4. #4efebc

Square

  1. #bc4efe
  2. #fe644e
  3. #90fe4e
  4. #4ee8fe

Monochromatic

  1. #7001b2
  2. #9f02fe
  3. #bc4efe
  4. #d99afe
  5. #f6e6ff

Shades

#bc4efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4efe
  2. #a946e5
  3. #963ecb
  4. #8437b2
  5. #712f98
  6. #5e277f
  7. #4b1f66
  8. #38174c
  9. #261033
  10. #130819
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4efe
  2. #c360fe
  3. #c971fe
  4. #d083fe
  5. #d795fe
  6. #dea7ff
  7. #e4b8ff
  8. #ebcaff
  9. #f2dcff
  10. #f8edff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4efe
  2. #b653f1
  3. #b058e5
  4. #aa5dd8
  5. #a462cc
  6. #9e67bf
  7. #986cb2
  8. #9271a6
  9. #8c7699
  10. #867b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e73c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b86fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b375a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8074fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b668cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4efe {
  color: #bc4efe;
}
Background
.bg-bc4efe {
  background-color: #bc4efe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4efe {
  border: 2px solid #bc4efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 78 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4efe, #fe4ee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 78 254 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.65 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.01 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.88 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.25 #43b101 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc4efe  rgb(188, 78, 254)  hsl(278, 99%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#90fe4e  rgb(144, 254, 78)  hsl(98, 99%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#febc4e  rgb(254, 188, 78)  hsl(38, 99%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#4efebc  rgb(78, 254, 188)  hsl(158, 99%, 65%)  Aquamarine