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#BC52EA

#bc52ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc52ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 32.16% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 64.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.84°, with 78.35% saturation and 61.96% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.2267

Complementary

  1. #bc52ea
  2. #80ea52

Split complementary

  1. #bc52ea
  2. #ccea52
  3. #52ea70

Analogous

  1. #7052ea
  2. #bc52ea
  3. #ea52cc

Triadic

  1. #bc52ea
  2. #eabc52
  3. #52eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc52ea
  2. #ea5280
  3. #80ea52
  4. #52eabc

Square

  1. #bc52ea
  2. #ea7052
  3. #80ea52
  4. #52ccea

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1291
  2. #9d1ad6
  3. #bc52ea
  4. #d696f2
  5. #f1dafb

Shades

#bc52ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc52ea
  2. #a94ad3
  3. #9642bb
  4. #8439a4
  5. #71318c
  6. #5e2975
  7. #4b215e
  8. #381946
  9. #26102f
  10. #130817
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc52ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc52ea
  2. #c363ec
  3. #c975ee
  4. #d086f0
  5. #d797f2
  6. #dea9f5
  7. #e4baf7
  8. #ebcbf9
  9. #f2dcfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc52ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc52ea
  2. #b657df
  3. #b05bd5
  4. #aa60ca
  5. #a464c0
  6. #9e69b5
  7. #986eaa
  8. #9272a0
  9. #8c7795
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d72b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b86e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b87097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b6eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8774e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b965be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc52ea {
  color: #bc52ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc52ea {
  background-color: #bc52ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc52ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc52ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc52ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 82 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 78% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc52ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc52ea, #ea52cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc52ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 82 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.66 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.66 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.96 #43ad15 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc52ea  rgb(188, 82, 234)  hsl(282, 78%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#80ea52  rgb(128, 234, 82)  hsl(102, 78%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#eabc52  rgb(234, 188, 82)  hsl(42, 78%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#52eabc  rgb(82, 234, 188)  hsl(162, 78%, 62%)  Aquamarine