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#BC5AEB

#bc5aeb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc5aeb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 61.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 280.55°, with 78.38% saturation and 63.73% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.24

Complementary

  1. #bc5aeb
  2. #89eb5a

Split complementary

  1. #bc5aeb
  2. #d2eb5a
  3. #5aeb74

Analogous

  1. #745aeb
  2. #bc5aeb
  3. #eb5ad2

Triadic

  1. #bc5aeb
  2. #ebbc5a
  3. #5aebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5aeb
  2. #eb5a89
  3. #89eb5a
  4. #5aebbc

Square

  1. #bc5aeb
  2. #eb745a
  3. #89eb5a
  4. #5ad2eb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e1399
  2. #9f1bde
  3. #bc5aeb
  4. #d89ef3
  5. #f3e2fc

Shades

#bc5aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5aeb
  2. #a951d4
  3. #9648bc
  4. #843fa5
  5. #71368d
  6. #5e2d76
  7. #4b245e
  8. #381b47
  9. #26122f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5aeb
  2. #c36bed
  3. #c97bef
  4. #d08cf1
  5. #d79cf3
  6. #deadf5
  7. #e4bdf7
  8. #ebcef9
  9. #f2defb
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5aeb
  2. #b65ee0
  3. #b062d6
  4. #aa65cb
  5. #a469c0
  6. #9e6db6
  7. #9871ab
  8. #9275a0
  9. #8c7895
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f77b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f81ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5289e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7759b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e74ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8979e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b96bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5aeb {
  color: #bc5aeb;
}
Background
.bg-bc5aeb {
  background-color: #bc5aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5aeb {
  border: 2px solid #bc5aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 90 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5aeb, #eb5ad2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 90 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.71 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.72 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.79 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.76 #43a514 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc5aeb  rgb(188, 90, 235)  hsl(281, 78%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#89eb5a  rgb(137, 235, 90)  hsl(101, 78%, 64%)  Inchworm
#ebbc5a  rgb(235, 188, 90)  hsl(41, 78%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#5aebbc  rgb(90, 235, 188)  hsl(161, 78%, 64%)  Aquamarine