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#BC56ED

#bc56ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 63.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 280.53°, with 80.75% saturation and 63.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.2346

Complementary

  1. #bc56ed
  2. #87ed56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56ed
  2. #d2ed56
  3. #56ed70

Analogous

  1. #7056ed
  2. #bc56ed
  3. #ed56d2

Triadic

  1. #bc56ed
  2. #edbc56
  3. #56edbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56ed
  2. #ed5687
  3. #87ed56
  4. #56edbc

Square

  1. #bc56ed
  2. #ed7056
  3. #87ed56
  4. #56d2ed

Monochromatic

  1. #6d109a
  2. #9e18df
  3. #bc56ed
  4. #d79bf4
  5. #f3e0fc

Shades

#bc56ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56ed
  2. #a94dd5
  3. #9645be
  4. #843ca6
  5. #71348e
  6. #5e2b77
  7. #4b225f
  8. #381a47
  9. #26112f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56ed
  2. #c367ef
  3. #c978f1
  4. #d089f2
  5. #d79af4
  6. #deabf6
  7. #e4bbf8
  8. #ebccfa
  9. #f2ddfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56ed
  2. #b65ae2
  3. #b05ed7
  4. #aa63cc
  5. #a467c1
  6. #9e6bb7
  7. #986fac
  8. #9273a1
  9. #8c7896
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e75b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0380f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c87e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7739a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c71f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8777eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b969c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56ed {
  color: #bc56ed;
}
Background
.bg-bc56ed {
  background-color: #bc56ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56ed {
  border: 2px solid #bc56ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56ed, #ed56d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.00 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.92 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.12 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.41 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.67 #43a912 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56ed  rgb(188, 86, 237)  hsl(281, 81%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#87ed56  rgb(135, 237, 86)  hsl(101, 81%, 63%)  Inchworm
#edbc56  rgb(237, 188, 86)  hsl(41, 81%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#56edbc  rgb(86, 237, 188)  hsl(161, 81%, 63%)  Aquamarine