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#BC56D8

#bc56d8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc56d8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.73% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.96% cyan, 60.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 287.08°, with 62.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 0.86.

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Relative luminance0.223

Complementary

  1. #bc56d8
  2. #72d856

Split complementary

  1. #bc56d8
  2. #b3d856
  3. #56d87b

Analogous

  1. #7b56d8
  2. #bc56d8
  3. #d856b3

Triadic

  1. #bc56d8
  2. #d8bc56
  3. #56d8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56d8
  2. #d85672
  3. #72d856
  4. #56d8bc

Square

  1. #bc56d8
  2. #d87b56
  3. #72d856
  4. #56b3d8

Monochromatic

  1. #651c79
  2. #992ab7
  3. #bc56d8
  4. #d594e6
  5. #edd2f5

Shades

#bc56d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56d8
  2. #a94dc2
  3. #9645ad
  4. #843c97
  5. #713482
  6. #5e2b6c
  7. #4b2256
  8. #381a41
  9. #26112b
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56d8
  2. #c367dc
  3. #c978e0
  4. #d089e4
  5. #d79ae8
  6. #deabec
  7. #e4bbef
  8. #ebccf3
  9. #f2ddf7
  10. #f8eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56d8
  2. #b65acf
  3. #b05ec6
  4. #aa63be
  5. #a467b5
  6. #9e6bac
  7. #986fa3
  8. #92739a
  9. #8c7892
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d73ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #347bdc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d85d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #826eda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d75d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc64b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56d8 {
  color: #bc56d8;
}
Background
.bg-bc56d8 {
  background-color: #bc56d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56d8 {
  border: 2px solid #bc56d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56d8, #d856b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 216 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 0.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.95 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.21 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.34 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.87 #43a927 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56d8  rgb(188, 86, 216)  hsl(287, 63%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#72d856  rgb(114, 216, 86)  hsl(107, 63%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#d8bc56  rgb(216, 188, 86)  hsl(47, 63%, 59%)  Old Gold
#56d8bc  rgb(86, 216, 188)  hsl(167, 63%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine