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#BC56FE

#bc56fe ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56fe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 66.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 276.43°, with 98.82% saturation and 66.67% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.37.

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Relative luminance0.245

Complementary

  1. #bc56fe
  2. #98fe56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56fe
  2. #ecfe56
  3. #56fe68

Analogous

  1. #6856fe
  2. #bc56fe
  3. #fe56ec

Triadic

  1. #bc56fe
  2. #febc56
  3. #56febc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56fe
  2. #fe5698
  3. #98fe56
  4. #56febc

Square

  1. #bc56fe
  2. #fe6856
  3. #98fe56
  4. #56ecfe

Monochromatic

  1. #7101ba
  2. #9e0afe
  3. #bc56fe
  4. #daa2fe
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#bc56fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56fe
  2. #a94de5
  3. #9645cb
  4. #843cb2
  5. #713498
  6. #5e2b7f
  7. #4b2266
  8. #381a4c
  9. #261133
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56fe
  2. #c367fe
  3. #c978fe
  4. #d089fe
  5. #d79afe
  6. #deabff
  7. #e4bbff
  8. #ebccff
  9. #f2ddff
  10. #f8eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56fe
  2. #b65af1
  3. #b05ee5
  4. #aa63d8
  5. #a467cc
  6. #9e6bbf
  7. #986fb2
  8. #9273a6
  9. #8c7899
  10. #867c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f77c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3889fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b27aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7774ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8278fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b66dce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56fe {
  color: #bc56fe;
}
Background
.bg-bc56fe {
  background-color: #bc56fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56fe {
  border: 2px solid #bc56fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 99% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56fe, #fe56ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 254 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.03 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.74 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.15 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.28 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.94 #43a901 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56fe  rgb(188, 86, 254)  hsl(276, 99%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#98fe56  rgb(152, 254, 86)  hsl(96, 99%, 67%)  Chartreuse
#febc56  rgb(254, 188, 86)  hsl(36, 99%, 67%)  Pastel Orange
#56febc  rgb(86, 254, 188)  hsl(156, 99%, 67%)  Aquamarine