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#BC56DC

#bc56dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc56dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.55% cyan, 60.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 285.67°, with 65.69% saturation and 60% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.44.

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Relative luminance0.2251

Complementary

  1. #bc56dc
  2. #76dc56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56dc
  2. #b9dc56
  3. #56dc79

Analogous

  1. #7956dc
  2. #bc56dc
  3. #dc56b9

Triadic

  1. #bc56dc
  2. #dcbc56
  3. #56dcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56dc
  2. #dc5676
  3. #76dc56
  4. #56dcbc

Square

  1. #bc56dc
  2. #dc7956
  3. #76dc56
  4. #56b9dc

Monochromatic

  1. #671a7f
  2. #9a27be
  3. #bc56dc
  4. #d595e9
  5. #eed5f6

Shades

#bc56dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56dc
  2. #a94dc6
  3. #9645b0
  4. #843c9a
  5. #713484
  6. #5e2b6e
  7. #4b2258
  8. #381a42
  9. #26112c
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56dc
  2. #c367e0
  3. #c978e3
  4. #d089e7
  5. #d79aea
  6. #deabee
  7. #e4bbf1
  8. #ebccf5
  9. #f2ddf8
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56dc
  2. #b65ad3
  3. #b05eca
  4. #aa63c0
  5. #a467b7
  6. #9e6bae
  7. #986fa5
  8. #92739c
  9. #8c7892
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d73ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f7ce0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a86d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb6d91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #816fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c76da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb65b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56dc {
  color: #bc56dc;
}
Background
.bg-bc56dc {
  background-color: #bc56dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56dc {
  border: 2px solid #bc56dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56dc, #dc56b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.27 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.35 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.61 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.64 #43a923 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56dc  rgb(188, 86, 220)  hsl(286, 66%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#76dc56  rgb(118, 220, 86)  hsl(106, 66%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#dcbc56  rgb(220, 188, 86)  hsl(46, 66%, 60%)  Old Gold
#56dcbc  rgb(86, 220, 188)  hsl(166, 66%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine