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#BC5EDF

#bc5edf ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc5edf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 36.86% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 57.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 283.72°, with 66.84% saturation and 62.16% 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 2.75.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2402

Complementary

  1. #bc5edf
  2. #81df5e

Split complementary

  1. #bc5edf
  2. #c2df5e
  3. #5edf7c

Analogous

  1. #7c5edf
  2. #bc5edf
  3. #df5ec2

Triadic

  1. #bc5edf
  2. #dfbc5e
  3. #5edfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5edf
  2. #df5e81
  3. #81df5e
  4. #5edfbc

Square

  1. #bc5edf
  2. #df7c5e
  3. #81df5e
  4. #5ec2df

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1b89
  2. #9d28c9
  3. #bc5edf
  4. #d79eec
  5. #f1def8

Shades

#bc5edf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5edf
  2. #a955c9
  3. #964bb2
  4. #84429c
  5. #713886
  6. #5e2f70
  7. #4b2659
  8. #381c43
  9. #26132d
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5edf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5edf
  2. #c36ee2
  3. #c97ee5
  4. #d08ee9
  5. #d79eec
  6. #deafef
  7. #e4bff2
  8. #ebcff5
  9. #f2dff9
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5edf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5edf
  2. #b661d6
  3. #b065cc
  4. #aa68c3
  5. #a46cb9
  6. #9e6fb0
  7. #9872a6
  8. #92769d
  9. #8c7993
  10. #867d8a
  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 #9f78b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b81e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e89dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8374e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e7add ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6cb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5edf {
  color: #bc5edf;
}
Background
.bg-bc5edf {
  background-color: #bc5edf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5edf {
  border: 2px solid #bc5edf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5edf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 94 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 67% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5edf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5edf, #df5ec2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5edf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 94 223 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.67 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.38 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.94 #43a120 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc5edf  rgb(188, 94, 223)  hsl(284, 67%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#81df5e  rgb(129, 223, 94)  hsl(104, 67%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#dfbc5e  rgb(223, 188, 94)  hsl(44, 67%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#5edfbc  rgb(94, 223, 188)  hsl(164, 67%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine