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#BC55DF

#bc55df ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc55df 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 61.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 284.78°, with 68.32% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.2252

Complementary

  1. #bc55df
  2. #78df55

Split complementary

  1. #bc55df
  2. #bddf55
  3. #55df77

Analogous

  1. #7755df
  2. #bc55df
  3. #df55bd

Triadic

  1. #bc55df
  2. #dfbc55
  3. #55dfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc55df
  2. #df5578
  3. #78df55
  4. #55dfbc

Square

  1. #bc55df
  2. #df7755
  3. #78df55
  4. #55bddf

Monochromatic

  1. #681982
  2. #9b25c3
  3. #bc55df
  4. #d595eb
  5. #efd6f7

Shades

#bc55df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc55df
  2. #a94dc9
  3. #9644b2
  4. #843c9c
  5. #713386
  6. #5e2b70
  7. #4b2259
  8. #381a43
  9. #26112d
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc55df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc55df
  2. #c366e2
  3. #c977e5
  4. #d088e9
  5. #d799ec
  6. #deaaef
  7. #e4bbf2
  8. #ebccf5
  9. #f2ddf9
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc55df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc55df
  2. #b659d6
  3. #b05ecc
  4. #aa62c3
  5. #a466b9
  6. #9e6bb0
  7. #986fa6
  8. #92739d
  9. #8c7793
  10. #867c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d73af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #287ce3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5786dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6d92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f6fe2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b75dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb64b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc55df {
  color: #bc55df;
}
Background
.bg-bc55df {
  background-color: #bc55df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc55df {
  border: 2px solid #bc55df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc55df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 85 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc55df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc55df, #df55bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc55df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 85 223 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.59 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.65 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.81 #43aa20 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc55df  rgb(188, 85, 223)  hsl(285, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#78df55  rgb(120, 223, 85)  hsl(105, 68%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dfbc55  rgb(223, 188, 85)  hsl(45, 68%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#55dfbc  rgb(85, 223, 188)  hsl(165, 68%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine