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#BC55DE

#bc55de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc55de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.33% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 61.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 285.11°, with 67.49% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.2246

Complementary

  1. #bc55de
  2. #77de55

Split complementary

  1. #bc55de
  2. #bcde55
  3. #55de78

Analogous

  1. #7855de
  2. #bc55de
  3. #de55bc

Triadic

  1. #bc55de
  2. #debc55
  3. #55debc

Tetradic

  1. #bc55de
  2. #de5577
  3. #77de55
  4. #55debc

Square

  1. #bc55de
  2. #de7855
  3. #77de55
  4. #55bcde

Monochromatic

  1. #671981
  2. #9a25c1
  3. #bc55de
  4. #d595ea
  5. #efd5f7

Shades

#bc55de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc55de
  2. #a94dc8
  3. #9644b2
  4. #843c9b
  5. #713385
  6. #5e2b6f
  7. #4b2259
  8. #381a43
  9. #26112c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc55de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc55de
  2. #c366e1
  3. #c977e5
  4. #d088e8
  5. #d799eb
  6. #deaaef
  7. #e4bbf2
  8. #ebccf5
  9. #f2ddf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc55de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc55de
  2. #b659d5
  3. #b05ecb
  4. #aa62c2
  5. #a466b8
  6. #9e6baf
  7. #986fa6
  8. #92739c
  9. #8c7793
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d73af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #297ce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5786db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806ee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b75dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb64b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc55de {
  color: #bc55de;
}
Background
.bg-bc55de {
  background-color: #bc55de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc55de {
  border: 2px solid #bc55de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc55de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 85 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 67% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc55de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc55de, #de55bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc55de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 85 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.07 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.35 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.60 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.73 #43aa21 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc55de  rgb(188, 85, 222)  hsl(285, 67%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#77de55  rgb(119, 222, 85)  hsl(105, 67%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#debc55  rgb(222, 188, 85)  hsl(45, 67%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#55debc  rgb(85, 222, 188)  hsl(165, 67%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine