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#BC56EC

#bc56ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 63.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 280.8°, with 79.79% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.234

Complementary

  1. #bc56ec
  2. #86ec56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56ec
  2. #d1ec56
  3. #56ec71

Analogous

  1. #7156ec
  2. #bc56ec
  3. #ec56d1

Triadic

  1. #bc56ec
  2. #ecbc56
  3. #56ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56ec
  2. #ec5686
  3. #86ec56
  4. #56ecbc

Square

  1. #bc56ec
  2. #ec7156
  3. #86ec56
  4. #56d1ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1198
  2. #9e19dd
  3. #bc56ec
  4. #d79bf4
  5. #f3e0fb

Shades

#bc56ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56ec
  2. #a94dd4
  3. #9645bd
  4. #843ca5
  5. #71348e
  6. #5e2b76
  7. #4b225e
  8. #381a47
  9. #26112f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56ec
  2. #c367ee
  3. #c978f0
  4. #d089f2
  5. #d79af4
  6. #deabf6
  7. #e4bbf7
  8. #ebccf9
  9. #f2ddfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56ec
  2. #b65ae1
  3. #b05ed6
  4. #aa63cc
  5. #a467c1
  6. #9e6bb6
  7. #986fab
  8. #9273a0
  9. #8c7896
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e75b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #097ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d87e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7739a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c71ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8877ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b968c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56ec {
  color: #bc56ec;
}
Background
.bg-bc56ec {
  background-color: #bc56ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56ec {
  border: 2px solid #bc56ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 80% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56ec, #ec56d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.94 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.13 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.30 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.67 #43a913 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56ec  rgb(188, 86, 236)  hsl(281, 80%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#86ec56  rgb(134, 236, 86)  hsl(101, 80%, 63%)  Inchworm
#ecbc56  rgb(236, 188, 86)  hsl(41, 80%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#56ecbc  rgb(86, 236, 188)  hsl(161, 80%, 63%)  Aquamarine