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#BC56AB

#bc56ab ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc56ab is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.73% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.26% magenta, 9.04% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 310°, with 43.22% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 7.4.

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Relative luminance0.2029

Complementary

  1. #bc56ab
  2. #56bc67

Split complementary

  1. #bc56ab
  2. #78bc56
  3. #56bc9a

Analogous

  1. #9a56bc
  2. #bc56ab
  3. #bc5678

Triadic

  1. #bc56ab
  2. #abbc56
  3. #56abbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56ab
  2. #bc6756
  3. #56bc67
  4. #56abbc

Square

  1. #bc56ab
  2. #bc9a56
  3. #56bc67
  4. #5678bc

Monochromatic

  1. #57224e
  2. #8d387f
  3. #bc56ab
  4. #d28dc6
  5. #e7c4e1

Shades

#bc56ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56ab
  2. #a94d9a
  3. #964589
  4. #843c78
  5. #713467
  6. #5e2b56
  7. #4b2244
  8. #381a33
  9. #261122
  10. #130911
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56ab
  2. #c367b3
  3. #c978bc
  4. #d089c4
  5. #d79acd
  6. #deabd5
  7. #e4bbdd
  8. #ebcce6
  9. #f2ddee
  10. #f8eef7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56ab
  2. #b65aa7
  3. #b05ea2
  4. #aa639e
  5. #a4679a
  6. #9e6b96
  7. #986f91
  8. #92738d
  9. #8c7889
  10. #867c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6f91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5573ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7382a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a69ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9673a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c15a90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56ab {
  color: #bc56ab;
}
Background
.bg-bc56ab {
  background-color: #bc56ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56ab {
  border: 2px solid #bc56ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56ab, #bc5678);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 171 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.65 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.53 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.09 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.14 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.85 #43a954 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bc56ab  rgb(188, 86, 171)  hsl(310, 43%, 54%)  Mulberry
#56bc67  rgb(86, 188, 103)  hsl(130, 43%, 54%)  Emerald
#abbc56  rgb(171, 188, 86)  hsl(70, 43%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#56abbc  rgb(86, 171, 188)  hsl(190, 43%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue