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#BC56DB

#bc56db ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc56db 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 60.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 286.02°, with 64.88% saturation and 59.8% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2246

Complementary

  1. #bc56db
  2. #75db56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56db
  2. #b7db56
  3. #56db79

Analogous

  1. #7956db
  2. #bc56db
  3. #db56b7

Triadic

  1. #bc56db
  2. #dbbc56
  3. #56dbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56db
  2. #db5675
  3. #75db56
  4. #56dbbc

Square

  1. #bc56db
  2. #db7956
  3. #75db56
  4. #56b7db

Monochromatic

  1. #661b7d
  2. #9a28bc
  3. #bc56db
  4. #d595e8
  5. #eed4f6

Shades

#bc56db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56db
  2. #a94dc5
  3. #9645af
  4. #843c99
  5. #713483
  6. #5e2b6e
  7. #4b2258
  8. #381a42
  9. #26112c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56db
  2. #c367df
  3. #c978e2
  4. #d089e6
  5. #d79ae9
  6. #deabed
  7. #e4bbf1
  8. #ebccf4
  9. #f2ddf8
  10. #f8eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56db
  2. #b65ad2
  3. #b05ec9
  4. #aa63c0
  5. #a467b7
  6. #9e6bae
  7. #986fa4
  8. #92739b
  9. #8c7892
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d73ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #307cdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a86d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #816fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c75d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb64b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56db {
  color: #bc56db;
}
Background
.bg-bc56db {
  background-color: #bc56db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56db {
  border: 2px solid #bc56db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 65% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56db, #db56b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 219 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.72 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.29 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.51 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.69 #43a924 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56db  rgb(188, 86, 219)  hsl(286, 65%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#75db56  rgb(117, 219, 86)  hsl(106, 65%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dbbc56  rgb(219, 188, 86)  hsl(46, 65%, 60%)  Old Gold
#56dbbc  rgb(86, 219, 188)  hsl(166, 65%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine