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#BC55EA

#bc55ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc55ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.33% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 63.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.48°, with 78.01% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.2313

Complementary

  1. #bc55ea
  2. #83ea55

Split complementary

  1. #bc55ea
  2. #cdea55
  3. #55ea72

Analogous

  1. #7255ea
  2. #bc55ea
  3. #ea55cd

Triadic

  1. #bc55ea
  2. #eabc55
  3. #55eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc55ea
  2. #ea5583
  3. #83ea55
  4. #55eabc

Square

  1. #bc55ea
  2. #ea7255
  3. #83ea55
  4. #55cdea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c1294
  2. #9d1bd8
  3. #bc55ea
  4. #d799f2
  5. #f2ddfb

Shades

#bc55ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc55ea
  2. #a94dd3
  3. #9644bb
  4. #843ca4
  5. #71338c
  6. #5e2b75
  7. #4b225e
  8. #381a46
  9. #26112f
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc55ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc55ea
  2. #c366ec
  3. #c977ee
  4. #d088f0
  5. #d799f2
  6. #deaaf5
  7. #e4bbf7
  8. #ebccf9
  9. #f2ddfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc55ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc55ea
  2. #b659df
  3. #b05ed5
  4. #aa62ca
  5. #a466c0
  6. #9e6bb5
  7. #986faa
  8. #9273a0
  9. #8c7795
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e74b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0c7fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e87e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b87198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d70ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8876e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b967bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc55ea {
  color: #bc55ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc55ea {
  background-color: #bc55ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc55ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc55ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc55ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 85 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc55ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc55ea, #ea55cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc55ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 85 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.81 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.25 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.50 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.66 #43aa15 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc55ea  rgb(188, 85, 234)  hsl(281, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#83ea55  rgb(131, 234, 85)  hsl(101, 78%, 63%)  Inchworm
#eabc55  rgb(234, 188, 85)  hsl(41, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#55eabc  rgb(85, 234, 188)  hsl(161, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine