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#BC59E2

#bc59e2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc59e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.9% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.81% cyan, 60.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 283.36°, with 70.26% saturation and 61.76% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.2333

Complementary

  1. #bc59e2
  2. #7fe259

Split complementary

  1. #bc59e2
  2. #c3e259
  3. #59e277

Analogous

  1. #7759e2
  2. #bc59e2
  3. #e259c3

Triadic

  1. #bc59e2
  2. #e2bc59
  3. #59e2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc59e2
  2. #e2597f
  3. #7fe259
  4. #59e2bc

Square

  1. #bc59e2
  2. #e27759
  3. #7fe259
  4. #59c3e2

Monochromatic

  1. #6a188a
  2. #9d23cb
  3. #bc59e2
  4. #d69aed
  5. #f1dbf9

Shades

#bc59e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc59e2
  2. #a950cb
  3. #9647b5
  4. #843e9e
  5. #713588
  6. #5e2d71
  7. #4b245a
  8. #381b44
  9. #26122d
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc59e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc59e2
  2. #c36ae5
  3. #c97ae8
  4. #d08beb
  5. #d79bee
  6. #deacf1
  7. #e4bdf3
  8. #ebcdf6
  9. #f2def9
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc59e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc59e2
  2. #b65dd8
  3. #b061ce
  4. #aa65c5
  5. #a469bb
  6. #9e6db1
  7. #9870a7
  8. #92749d
  9. #8c7894
  10. #867c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e76b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d7fe6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5887df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8072e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b78e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba68b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc59e2 {
  color: #bc59e2;
}
Background
.bg-bc59e2 {
  background-color: #bc59e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc59e2 {
  border: 2px solid #bc59e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc59e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 89 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 70% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc59e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc59e2, #e259c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc59e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 89 226 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.54 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.68 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.84 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.10 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.17 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.26 #43a61d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc59e2  rgb(188, 89, 226)  hsl(283, 70%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7fe259  rgb(127, 226, 89)  hsl(103, 70%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#e2bc59  rgb(226, 188, 89)  hsl(43, 70%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#59e2bc  rgb(89, 226, 188)  hsl(163, 70%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine