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#BC59F2

#bc59f2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc59f2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.9% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 63.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 85.47% saturation and 64.9% 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 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.2425

Complementary

  1. #bc59f2
  2. #8ff259

Split complementary

  1. #bc59f2
  2. #dcf259
  3. #59f26f

Analogous

  1. #6f59f2
  2. #bc59f2
  3. #f259dc

Triadic

  1. #bc59f2
  2. #f2bc59
  3. #59f2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc59f2
  2. #f2598f
  3. #8ff259
  4. #59f2bc

Square

  1. #bc59f2
  2. #f26f59
  3. #8ff259
  4. #59dcf2

Monochromatic

  1. #6f0da5
  2. #9f12ec
  3. #bc59f2
  4. #d9a0f8
  5. #f5e7fd

Shades

#bc59f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc59f2
  2. #a950da
  3. #9647c2
  4. #843ea9
  5. #713591
  6. #5e2d79
  7. #4b2461
  8. #381b49
  9. #261230
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc59f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc59f2
  2. #c36af3
  3. #c97af5
  4. #d08bf6
  5. #d79bf7
  6. #deacf9
  7. #e4bdfa
  8. #ebcdfb
  9. #f2defc
  10. #f8eefe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc59f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc59f2
  2. #b65de7
  3. #b061db
  4. #aa65d0
  5. #a469c4
  6. #9e6db9
  7. #9870ae
  8. #9274a2
  9. #8c7897
  10. #867c8b
  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 #9f77bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a89ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6779e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c74f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8779f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b86cc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc59f2 {
  color: #bc59f2;
}
Background
.bg-bc59f2 {
  background-color: #bc59f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc59f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bc59f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc59f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 89 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 85% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc59f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc59f2, #f259dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc59f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 89 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.74 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.43 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.74 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.85 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.05 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.77 #43a60d Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc59f2  rgb(188, 89, 242)  hsl(279, 85%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8ff259  rgb(143, 242, 89)  hsl(99, 85%, 65%)  Inchworm
#f2bc59  rgb(242, 188, 89)  hsl(39, 85%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#59f2bc  rgb(89, 242, 188)  hsl(159, 85%, 65%)  Aquamarine