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#BC56FA

#bc56fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.73% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 65.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 277.32°, with 94.25% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.83.

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Relative luminance0.2425

Complementary

  1. #bc56fa
  2. #94fa56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56fa
  2. #e6fa56
  3. #56fa6a

Analogous

  1. #6a56fa
  2. #bc56fa
  3. #fa56e6

Triadic

  1. #bc56fa
  2. #fabc56
  3. #56fabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56fa
  2. #fa5694
  3. #94fa56
  4. #56fabc

Square

  1. #bc56fa
  2. #fa6a56
  3. #94fa56
  4. #56e6fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7105b2
  2. #9f0cf8
  3. #bc56fa
  4. #d9a0fc
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#bc56fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56fa
  2. #a94de1
  3. #9645c8
  4. #843caf
  5. #713496
  6. #5e2b7d
  7. #4b2264
  8. #381a4b
  9. #261132
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56fa
  2. #c367fb
  3. #c978fb
  4. #d089fc
  5. #d79afc
  6. #deabfd
  7. #e4bbfd
  8. #ebccfe
  9. #f2ddfe
  10. #f8eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56fa
  2. #b65aee
  3. #b05ee2
  4. #aa63d5
  5. #a467c9
  6. #9e6bbd
  7. #986fb1
  8. #9273a5
  9. #8c7898
  10. #867c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f76c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d89f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b378a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7873fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8478f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b76ccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56fa {
  color: #bc56fa;
}
Background
.bg-bc56fa {
  background-color: #bc56fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56fa {
  border: 2px solid #bc56fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56fa, #fa56e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.94 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.41 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.19 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.84 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.84 #43a905 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56fa  rgb(188, 86, 250)  hsl(277, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#94fa56  rgb(148, 250, 86)  hsl(97, 94%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fabc56  rgb(250, 188, 86)  hsl(37, 94%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#56fabc  rgb(86, 250, 188)  hsl(157, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine