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#BC5AE4

#bc5ae4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc5ae4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 35.29% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 60.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 282.61°, with 71.88% saturation and 62.35% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2361

Complementary

  1. #bc5ae4
  2. #82e45a

Split complementary

  1. #bc5ae4
  2. #c7e45a
  3. #5ae477

Analogous

  1. #775ae4
  2. #bc5ae4
  3. #e45ac7

Triadic

  1. #bc5ae4
  2. #e4bc5a
  3. #5ae4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5ae4
  2. #e45a82
  3. #82e45a
  4. #5ae4bc

Square

  1. #bc5ae4
  2. #e4775a
  3. #82e45a
  4. #5ac7e4

Monochromatic

  1. #6b178e
  2. #9d22d0
  3. #bc5ae4
  4. #d79cef
  5. #f1ddfa

Shades

#bc5ae4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5ae4
  2. #a951cd
  3. #9648b6
  4. #843fa0
  5. #713689
  6. #5e2d72
  7. #4b245b
  8. #381b44
  9. #26122e
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5ae4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5ae4
  2. #c36be7
  3. #c97be9
  4. #d08cec
  5. #d79cef
  6. #deadf2
  7. #e4bdf4
  8. #ebcef7
  9. #f2defa
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5ae4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5ae4
  2. #b65eda
  3. #b062d0
  4. #aa65c6
  5. #a469bc
  6. #9e6db2
  7. #9871a8
  8. #92759e
  9. #8c7894
  10. #867c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e76b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c80e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5788e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b97397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8073e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b78e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5ae4 {
  color: #bc5ae4;
}
Background
.bg-bc5ae4 {
  background-color: #bc5ae4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5ae4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5ae4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5ae4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 90 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 72% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5ae4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5ae4, #e45ac7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5ae4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 90 228 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.94 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.94 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.26 #43a51b Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc5ae4  rgb(188, 90, 228)  hsl(283, 72%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#82e45a  rgb(130, 228, 90)  hsl(103, 72%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#e4bc5a  rgb(228, 188, 90)  hsl(43, 72%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5ae4bc  rgb(90, 228, 188)  hsl(163, 72%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine