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#BC55E4

#bc55e4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc55e4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 62.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 283.22°, with 72.59% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2279

Complementary

  1. #bc55e4
  2. #7de455

Split complementary

  1. #bc55e4
  2. #c4e455
  3. #55e474

Analogous

  1. #7455e4
  2. #bc55e4
  3. #e455c4

Triadic

  1. #bc55e4
  2. #e4bc55
  3. #55e4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc55e4
  2. #e4557d
  3. #7de455
  4. #55e4bc

Square

  1. #bc55e4
  2. #e47455
  3. #7de455
  4. #55c4e4

Monochromatic

  1. #6a168a
  2. #9c20cc
  3. #bc55e4
  4. #d697ee
  5. #f0d9f9

Shades

#bc55e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc55e4
  2. #a94dcd
  3. #9644b6
  4. #843ca0
  5. #713389
  6. #5e2b72
  7. #4b225b
  8. #381a44
  9. #26112e
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc55e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc55e4
  2. #c366e7
  3. #c977e9
  4. #d088ec
  5. #d799ef
  6. #deaaf2
  7. #e4bbf4
  8. #ebccf7
  9. #f2ddfa
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc55e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc55e4
  2. #b659da
  3. #b05ed0
  4. #aa62c6
  5. #a466bc
  6. #9e6bb2
  7. #986fa8
  8. #92739e
  9. #8c7794
  10. #867c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d74b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e7de8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5386e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e6fe7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a76e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba66ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc55e4 {
  color: #bc55e4;
}
Background
.bg-bc55e4 {
  background-color: #bc55e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc55e4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc55e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc55e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 85 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 73% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc55e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc55e4, #e455c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc55e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 85 228 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.63 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.02 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.45 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.70 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.72 #43aa1b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc55e4  rgb(188, 85, 228)  hsl(283, 73%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#7de455  rgb(125, 228, 85)  hsl(103, 73%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#e4bc55  rgb(228, 188, 85)  hsl(43, 73%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#55e4bc  rgb(85, 228, 188)  hsl(163, 73%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine