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#BC56EF

#bc56ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 64.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 82.7% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.2358

Complementary

  1. #bc56ef
  2. #89ef56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56ef
  2. #d6ef56
  3. #56ef70

Analogous

  1. #7056ef
  2. #bc56ef
  3. #ef56d6

Triadic

  1. #bc56ef
  2. #efbc56
  3. #56efbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56ef
  2. #ef5689
  3. #89ef56
  4. #56efbc

Square

  1. #bc56ef
  2. #ef7056
  3. #89ef56
  4. #56d6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0f9d
  2. #9f15e3
  3. #bc56ef
  4. #d89cf6
  5. #f3e2fc

Shades

#bc56ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56ef
  2. #a94dd7
  3. #9645bf
  4. #843ca7
  5. #71348f
  6. #5e2b78
  7. #4b2260
  8. #381a48
  9. #261130
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56ef
  2. #c367f1
  3. #c978f2
  4. #d089f4
  5. #d79af5
  6. #deabf7
  7. #e4bbf9
  8. #ebccfa
  9. #f2ddfc
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56ef
  2. #b65ae4
  3. #b05ed9
  4. #aa63ce
  5. #a467c3
  6. #9e6bb8
  7. #986fac
  8. #9273a1
  9. #8c7896
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e75b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a88eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6749b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b72f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8777ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b969c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56ef {
  color: #bc56ef;
}
Background
.bg-bc56ef {
  background-color: #bc56ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56ef {
  border: 2px solid #bc56ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 83% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56ef, #ef56d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.65 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.89 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.10 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.23 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.46 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.68 #43a910 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56ef  rgb(188, 86, 239)  hsl(280, 83%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#89ef56  rgb(137, 239, 86)  hsl(100, 83%, 64%)  Lawn Green
#efbc56  rgb(239, 188, 86)  hsl(40, 83%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#56efbc  rgb(86, 239, 188)  hsl(160, 83%, 64%)  Aquamarine