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#BC5CD6

#bc5cd6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc5cd6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 36.08% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.15% cyan, 57.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 287.21°, with 59.8% saturation and 60% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.232

Complementary

  1. #bc5cd6
  2. #76d65c

Split complementary

  1. #bc5cd6
  2. #b3d65c
  3. #5cd67f

Analogous

  1. #7f5cd6
  2. #bc5cd6
  3. #d65cb3

Triadic

  1. #bc5cd6
  2. #d6bc5c
  3. #5cd6bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5cd6
  2. #d65c76
  3. #76d65c
  4. #5cd6bc

Square

  1. #bc5cd6
  2. #d67f5c
  3. #76d65c
  4. #5cb3d6

Monochromatic

  1. #671f7a
  2. #9a2eb7
  3. #bc5cd6
  4. #d599e5
  5. #eed6f5

Shades

#bc5cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5cd6
  2. #a953c1
  3. #964aab
  4. #844096
  5. #713780
  6. #5e2e6b
  7. #4b2556
  8. #381c40
  9. #26122b
  10. #130915
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5cd6
  2. #c36cda
  3. #c97dde
  4. #d08de2
  5. #d79de6
  6. #deaeeb
  7. #e4beef
  8. #ebcef3
  9. #f2def7
  10. #f8effb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5cd6
  2. #b660cd
  3. #b063c5
  4. #aa67bc
  5. #a46ab4
  6. #9e6eab
  7. #9872a2
  8. #92759a
  9. #8c7991
  10. #867c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e76ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #407eda ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6388d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc6f90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8472d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f79d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc68b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5cd6 {
  color: #bc5cd6;
}
Background
.bg-bc5cd6 {
  background-color: #bc5cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 92 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 60% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5cd6, #d65cb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 92 214 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.67 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.80 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.14 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.19 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.44 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.68 #43a329 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc5cd6  rgb(188, 92, 214)  hsl(287, 60%, 60%)  Medium Orchid
#76d65c  rgb(118, 214, 92)  hsl(107, 60%, 60%)  Pastel Green
#d6bc5c  rgb(214, 188, 92)  hsl(47, 60%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#5cd6bc  rgb(92, 214, 188)  hsl(167, 60%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine