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#BC57EA

#bc57ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc57ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.12% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 62.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.22°, with 77.78% saturation and 62.94% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.2345

Complementary

  1. #bc57ea
  2. #85ea57

Split complementary

  1. #bc57ea
  2. #cfea57
  3. #57ea72

Analogous

  1. #7257ea
  2. #bc57ea
  3. #ea57cf

Triadic

  1. #bc57ea
  2. #eabc57
  3. #57eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc57ea
  2. #ea5785
  3. #85ea57
  4. #57eabc

Square

  1. #bc57ea
  2. #ea7257
  3. #85ea57
  4. #57cfea

Monochromatic

  1. #6c1395
  2. #9e1bd9
  3. #bc57ea
  4. #d79bf3
  5. #f2dffb

Shades

#bc57ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc57ea
  2. #a94ed3
  3. #9646bb
  4. #843da4
  5. #71348c
  6. #5e2c75
  7. #4b235e
  8. #381a46
  9. #26112f
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc57ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc57ea
  2. #c368ec
  3. #c979ee
  4. #d089f0
  5. #d79af2
  6. #deabf5
  7. #e4bcf7
  8. #ebcdf9
  9. #f2ddfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc57ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc57ea
  2. #b65bdf
  3. #b05fd5
  4. #aa63ca
  5. #a467c0
  6. #9e6cb5
  7. #9870aa
  8. #9274a0
  9. #8c7895
  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 #9e75b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1780ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f87e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b87399 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d71ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8977e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b969bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc57ea {
  color: #bc57ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc57ea {
  background-color: #bc57ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc57ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc57ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc57ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 87 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc57ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc57ea, #ea57cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc57ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 87 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.60 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.33 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.17 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.16 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.19 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.69 #43a815 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc57ea  rgb(188, 87, 234)  hsl(281, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#85ea57  rgb(133, 234, 87)  hsl(101, 78%, 63%)  Inchworm
#eabc57  rgb(234, 188, 87)  hsl(41, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#57eabc  rgb(87, 234, 188)  hsl(161, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine