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#BC5BE8

#bc5be8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc5be8 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 35.69% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 60.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 281.28°, with 75.4% saturation and 63.33% 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 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.24

Complementary

  1. #bc5be8
  2. #87e85b

Split complementary

  1. #bc5be8
  2. #cde85b
  3. #5be875

Analogous

  1. #755be8
  2. #bc5be8
  3. #e85bcd

Triadic

  1. #bc5be8
  2. #e8bc5b
  3. #5be8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5be8
  2. #e85b87
  3. #87e85b
  4. #5be8bc

Square

  1. #bc5be8
  2. #e8755b
  3. #87e85b
  4. #5bcde8

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1595
  2. #9e1ed8
  3. #bc5be8
  4. #d79ef1
  5. #f3e1fb

Shades

#bc5be8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5be8
  2. #a952d1
  3. #9649ba
  4. #8440a2
  5. #71378b
  6. #5e2e74
  7. #4b245d
  8. #381b46
  9. #26122e
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5be8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5be8
  2. #c36bea
  3. #c97ced
  4. #d08cef
  5. #d79df1
  6. #deadf4
  7. #e4bdf6
  8. #ebcef8
  9. #f2defa
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5be8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5be8
  2. #b65fde
  3. #b062d3
  4. #aa66c9
  5. #a46abe
  6. #9e6eb4
  7. #9871aa
  8. #92759f
  9. #8c7995
  10. #867c8a
  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 #9f77b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2881ec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5589e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b87599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f74eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a79e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba6bbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5be8 {
  color: #bc5be8;
}
Background
.bg-bc5be8 {
  background-color: #bc5be8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5be8 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5be8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5be8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 91 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 75% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5be8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5be8, #e85bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5be8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 91 232 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.10 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.38 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.65 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.76 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.98 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.41 #43a417 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc5be8  rgb(188, 91, 232)  hsl(281, 75%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#87e85b  rgb(135, 232, 91)  hsl(101, 75%, 63%)  Inchworm
#e8bc5b  rgb(232, 188, 91)  hsl(41, 75%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#5be8bc  rgb(91, 232, 188)  hsl(161, 75%, 63%)  Aquamarine