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#BC56C9

#bc56c9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc56c9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.47% cyan, 57.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 293.22°, with 51.57% saturation and 56.27% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2156

Complementary

  1. #bc56c9
  2. #63c956

Split complementary

  1. #bc56c9
  2. #9cc956
  3. #56c982

Analogous

  1. #8256c9
  2. #bc56c9
  3. #c9569c

Triadic

  1. #bc56c9
  2. #c9bc56
  3. #56c9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56c9
  2. #c95663
  3. #63c956
  4. #56c9bc

Square

  1. #bc56c9
  2. #c98256
  3. #63c956
  4. #569cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #5e2066
  2. #9333a0
  3. #bc56c9
  4. #d390dc
  5. #eacaee

Shades

#bc56c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56c9
  2. #a94db5
  3. #9645a1
  4. #843c8d
  5. #713479
  6. #5e2b65
  7. #4b2250
  8. #381a3c
  9. #261128
  10. #130914
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56c9
  2. #c367ce
  3. #c978d4
  4. #d089d9
  5. #d79adf
  6. #deabe4
  7. #e4bbe9
  8. #ebccef
  9. #f2ddf4
  10. #f8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56c9
  2. #b65ac2
  3. #b05eba
  4. #aa63b3
  5. #a467ac
  6. #9e6ba5
  7. #986f9d
  8. #927396
  9. #8c788f
  10. #867c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c71a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4278cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6684c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf6687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #856ccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9074c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be60a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56c9 {
  color: #bc56c9;
}
Background
.bg-bc56c9 {
  background-color: #bc56c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56c9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc56c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 52% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56c9, #c9569c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 201 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.92 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.04 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.77 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.95 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.44 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.90 #43a936 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56c9  rgb(188, 86, 201)  hsl(293, 52%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#63c956  rgb(99, 201, 86)  hsl(113, 52%, 56%)  Mantis
#c9bc56  rgb(201, 188, 86)  hsl(53, 52%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#56c9bc  rgb(86, 201, 188)  hsl(173, 52%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise