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#BC5BC7

#bc5bc7 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc5bc7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 35.69% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 54.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 293.89°, with 49.09% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.223

Complementary

  1. #bc5bc7
  2. #66c75b

Split complementary

  1. #bc5bc7
  2. #9cc75b
  3. #5bc786

Analogous

  1. #865bc7
  2. #bc5bc7
  3. #c75b9c

Triadic

  1. #bc5bc7
  2. #c7bc5b
  3. #5bc7bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5bc7
  2. #c75b66
  3. #66c75b
  4. #5bc7bc

Square

  1. #bc5bc7
  2. #c7865b
  3. #66c75b
  4. #5b9cc7

Monochromatic

  1. #5f2366
  2. #94369f
  3. #bc5bc7
  4. #d394da
  5. #ebcdee

Shades

#bc5bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5bc7
  2. #a952b3
  3. #96499f
  4. #84408b
  5. #713777
  6. #5e2e64
  7. #4b2450
  8. #381b3c
  9. #261228
  10. #130914
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5bc7
  2. #c36bcd
  3. #c97cd2
  4. #d08cd8
  5. #d79ddd
  6. #deade3
  7. #e4bde9
  8. #ebceee
  9. #f2def4
  10. #f8eff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5bc7
  2. #b65fc0
  3. #b062b9
  4. #aa66b2
  5. #a46aab
  6. #9e6ea4
  7. #98719c
  8. #927595
  9. #8c798e
  10. #867c87
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d74a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b7bca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a86c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf6989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876fc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9277c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be64a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5bc7 {
  color: #bc5bc7;
}
Background
.bg-bc5bc7 {
  background-color: #bc5bc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 91 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 49% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5bc7, #c75b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 91 199 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.63 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.57 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.15 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.43 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.93 #43a438 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc5bc7  rgb(188, 91, 199)  hsl(294, 49%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#66c75b  rgb(102, 199, 91)  hsl(114, 49%, 57%)  Mantis
#c7bc5b  rgb(199, 188, 91)  hsl(54, 49%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#5bc7bc  rgb(91, 199, 188)  hsl(174, 49%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise