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#BC50DE

#bc50de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc50de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 31.37% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 63.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 285.63°, with 68.27% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.217

Complementary

  1. #bc50de
  2. #72de50

Split complementary

  1. #bc50de
  2. #b9de50
  3. #50de75

Analogous

  1. #7550de
  2. #bc50de
  3. #de50b9

Triadic

  1. #bc50de
  2. #debc50
  3. #50debc

Tetradic

  1. #bc50de
  2. #de5072
  3. #72de50
  4. #50debc

Square

  1. #bc50de
  2. #de7550
  3. #72de50
  4. #50b9de

Monochromatic

  1. #65187d
  2. #9924be
  3. #bc50de
  4. #d590ea
  5. #edd1f6

Shades

#bc50de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc50de
  2. #a948c8
  3. #9640b2
  4. #84389b
  5. #713085
  6. #5e286f
  7. #4b2059
  8. #381843
  9. #26102c
  10. #130816
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc50de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc50de
  2. #c362e1
  3. #c973e5
  4. #d085e8
  5. #d796eb
  6. #dea8ef
  7. #e4b9f2
  8. #ebcbf5
  9. #f2dcf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc50de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc50de
  2. #b655d5
  3. #b05acb
  4. #aa5ec2
  5. #a463b8
  6. #9e68af
  7. #986da6
  8. #92729c
  9. #8c7693
  10. #867b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c70ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1c7ae2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5384db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6be1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a72dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb60b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc50de {
  color: #bc50de;
}
Background
.bg-bc50de {
  background-color: #bc50de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc50de {
  border: 2px solid #bc50de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc50de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 80 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc50de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc50de, #de50b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc50de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 80 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.40 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.33 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.87 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.13 #43af21 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc50de  rgb(188, 80, 222)  hsl(286, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#72de50  rgb(114, 222, 80)  hsl(106, 68%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#debc50  rgb(222, 188, 80)  hsl(46, 68%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#50debc  rgb(80, 222, 188)  hsl(166, 68%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine