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#BC5DEC

#bc5dec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc5dec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 279.86°, with 79.01% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2458

Complementary

  1. #bc5dec
  2. #8dec5d

Split complementary

  1. #bc5dec
  2. #d5ec5d
  3. #5dec74

Analogous

  1. #745dec
  2. #bc5dec
  3. #ec5dd5

Triadic

  1. #bc5dec
  2. #ecbc5d
  3. #5decbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5dec
  2. #ec5d8d
  3. #8dec5d
  4. #5decbc

Square

  1. #bc5dec
  2. #ec745d
  3. #8dec5d
  4. #5dd5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #6f129e
  2. #9f1ae2
  3. #bc5dec
  4. #d8a1f4
  5. #f5e6fc

Shades

#bc5dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5dec
  2. #a954d4
  3. #964abd
  4. #8441a5
  5. #71388e
  6. #5e2f76
  7. #4b255e
  8. #381c47
  9. #26132f
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5dec
  2. #c36dee
  3. #c97df0
  4. #d08ef2
  5. #d79ef4
  6. #deaef6
  7. #e4bef7
  8. #ebcef9
  9. #f2dffb
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5dec
  2. #b661e1
  3. #b064d6
  4. #aa68cc
  5. #a46bc1
  6. #9e6fb6
  7. #9872ab
  8. #9276a0
  9. #8c7996
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f79b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2783f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #548ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7789c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f76ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a7aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b96ec1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5dec {
  color: #bc5dec;
}
Background
.bg-bc5dec {
  background-color: #bc5dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5dec {
  border: 2px solid #bc5dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5dec, #ec5dd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.12 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.25 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.54 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.49 #43a213 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc5dec  rgb(188, 93, 236)  hsl(280, 79%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8dec5d  rgb(141, 236, 93)  hsl(100, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ecbc5d  rgb(236, 188, 93)  hsl(40, 79%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#5decbc  rgb(93, 236, 188)  hsl(160, 79%, 65%)  Aquamarine