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#BC52C6

#bc52c6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc52c6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 32.16% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.05% cyan, 58.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 294.83°, with 50.43% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.208

Complementary

  1. #bc52c6
  2. #5cc652

Split complementary

  1. #bc52c6
  2. #96c652
  3. #52c682

Analogous

  1. #8252c6
  2. #bc52c6
  3. #c65296

Triadic

  1. #bc52c6
  2. #c6bc52
  3. #52c6bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc52c6
  2. #c6525c
  3. #5cc652
  4. #52c6bc

Square

  1. #bc52c6
  2. #c68252
  3. #5cc652
  4. #5296c6

Monochromatic

  1. #5a1f60
  2. #903299
  3. #bc52c6
  4. #d28cd9
  5. #e9c5ec

Shades

#bc52c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc52c6
  2. #a94ab2
  3. #96429e
  4. #84398b
  5. #713177
  6. #5e2963
  7. #4b214f
  8. #38193b
  9. #261028
  10. #130814
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc52c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc52c6
  2. #c363cc
  3. #c975d1
  4. #d086d7
  5. #d797dd
  6. #dea9e3
  7. #e4bae8
  8. #ebcbee
  9. #f2dcf4
  10. #f8eef9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc52c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc52c6
  2. #b657bf
  3. #b05bb8
  4. #aa60b1
  5. #a464aa
  6. #9e69a3
  7. #986e9c
  8. #927295
  9. #8c778e
  10. #867b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f76ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6482c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf6284 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8469c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9072c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be5ca3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc52c6 {
  color: #bc52c6;
}
Background
.bg-bc52c6 {
  background-color: #bc52c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc52c6 {
  border: 2px solid #bc52c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc52c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 82 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 50% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc52c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc52c6, #c65296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc52c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 82 198 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.42 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.47 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.11 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.22 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.88 #43ad39 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc52c6  rgb(188, 82, 198)  hsl(295, 50%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#5cc652  rgb(92, 198, 82)  hsl(115, 50%, 55%)  Mantis
#c6bc52  rgb(198, 188, 82)  hsl(55, 50%, 55%)  Vegas Gold
#52c6bc  rgb(82, 198, 188)  hsl(175, 50%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise