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#BC56BD

#bc56bd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc56bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 54.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 299.42°, with 43.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2102

Complementary

  1. #bc56bd
  2. #57bd56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56bd
  2. #8abd56
  3. #56bd89

Analogous

  1. #8956bd
  2. #bc56bd
  3. #bd568a

Triadic

  1. #bc56bd
  2. #bdbc56
  3. #56bdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56bd
  2. #bd5657
  3. #57bd56
  4. #56bdbc

Square

  1. #bc56bd
  2. #bd8956
  3. #57bd56
  4. #568abd

Monochromatic

  1. #572258
  2. #8e388f
  3. #bc56bd
  4. #d28dd2
  5. #e8c4e8

Shades

#bc56bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56bd
  2. #a94daa
  3. #964597
  4. #843c84
  5. #713471
  6. #5e2b5f
  7. #4b224c
  8. #381a39
  9. #261126
  10. #130913
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56bd
  2. #c367c4
  3. #c978ca
  4. #d089d1
  5. #d79ad7
  6. #deabde
  7. #e4bbe5
  8. #ebcceb
  9. #f2ddf2
  10. #f8eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56bd
  2. #b65ab7
  3. #b05eb1
  4. #aa63ab
  5. #a467a5
  6. #9e6b9f
  7. #986f98
  8. #927392
  9. #8c788c
  10. #867c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b709b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b76c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c83ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c16281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9374bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf5d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56bd {
  color: #bc56bd;
}
Background
.bg-bc56bd {
  background-color: #bc56bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56bd {
  border: 2px solid #bc56bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56bd, #bd568a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.78 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.93 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.09 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.29 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.75 #43a942 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56bd  rgb(188, 86, 189)  hsl(299, 44%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#57bd56  rgb(87, 189, 86)  hsl(119, 44%, 54%)  Mantis
#bdbc56  rgb(189, 188, 86)  hsl(59, 44%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#56bdbc  rgb(86, 189, 188)  hsl(179, 44%, 54%)  Verdigris