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#BC56E9

#bc56e9 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56e9 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.73% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.31% cyan, 63.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 281.63°, with 76.96% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.2323

Complementary

  1. #bc56e9
  2. #83e956

Split complementary

  1. #bc56e9
  2. #cde956
  3. #56e972

Analogous

  1. #7256e9
  2. #bc56e9
  3. #e956cd

Triadic

  1. #bc56e9
  2. #e9bc56
  3. #56e9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56e9
  2. #e95683
  3. #83e956
  4. #56e9bc

Square

  1. #bc56e9
  2. #e97256
  3. #83e956
  4. #56cde9

Monochromatic

  1. #6c1393
  2. #9d1cd7
  3. #bc56e9
  4. #d79af2
  5. #f2ddfb

Shades

#bc56e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56e9
  2. #a94dd2
  3. #9645ba
  4. #843ca3
  5. #71348c
  6. #5e2b75
  7. #4b225d
  8. #381a46
  9. #26112f
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56e9
  2. #c367eb
  3. #c978ed
  4. #d089f0
  5. #d79af2
  6. #deabf4
  7. #e4bbf6
  8. #ebccf8
  9. #f2ddfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56e9
  2. #b65adf
  3. #b05ed4
  4. #aa63ca
  5. #a467bf
  6. #9e6bb5
  7. #986faa
  8. #9273a0
  9. #8c7895
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e75b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #157fed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f87e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b87298 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d71ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8976e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba68be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56e9 {
  color: #bc56e9;
}
Background
.bg-bc56e9 {
  background-color: #bc56e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56e9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc56e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 77% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56e9, #e956cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 233 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.02 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.17 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.68 #43a916 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56e9  rgb(188, 86, 233)  hsl(282, 77%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#83e956  rgb(131, 233, 86)  hsl(102, 77%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e9bc56  rgb(233, 188, 86)  hsl(42, 77%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#56e9bc  rgb(86, 233, 188)  hsl(162, 77%, 63%)  Aquamarine