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#BC5FAE

#bc5fae ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc5fae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 37.25% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.47% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.03°, with 40.97% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 6.82.

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Web safe#cc6699
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Relative luminance0.2193

Complementary

  1. #bc5fae
  2. #5fbc6d

Split complementary

  1. #bc5fae
  2. #80bc5f
  3. #5fbc9b

Analogous

  1. #9b5fbc
  2. #bc5fae
  3. #bc5f80

Triadic

  1. #bc5fae
  2. #aebc5f
  3. #5faebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5fae
  2. #bc6d5f
  3. #5fbc6d
  4. #5faebc

Square

  1. #bc5fae
  2. #bc9b5f
  3. #5fbc6d
  4. #5f80bc

Monochromatic

  1. #5c2654
  2. #923d85
  3. #bc5fae
  4. #d395c9
  5. #e9cbe5

Shades

#bc5fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5fae
  2. #a9569d
  3. #964c8b
  4. #84437a
  5. #713968
  6. #5e3057
  7. #4b2646
  8. #381d34
  9. #261323
  10. #130a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5fae
  2. #c36fb6
  3. #c97fbe
  4. #d08fc6
  5. #d79fce
  6. #deafd7
  7. #e4bfdf
  8. #ebcfe7
  9. #f2dfef
  10. #f8eff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5fae
  2. #b662a9
  3. #b066a5
  4. #aa69a0
  5. #a46c9c
  6. #9e7097
  7. #987392
  8. #92768e
  9. #8c7989
  10. #867d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d79b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7886ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3657e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d6fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9878ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c06394 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5fae {
  color: #bc5fae;
}
Background
.bg-bc5fae {
  background-color: #bc5fae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5fae {
  border: 2px solid #bc5fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 95 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 41% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5fae, #bc5f80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 95 174 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 6.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.81 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.24 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.68 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.71 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.52 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.90 #43a051 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#bc5fae  rgb(188, 95, 174)  hsl(309, 41%, 55%)  Sky Magenta
#5fbc6d  rgb(95, 188, 109)  hsl(129, 41%, 55%)  Emerald
#aebc5f  rgb(174, 188, 95)  hsl(69, 41%, 55%)  Dark Khaki
#5faebc  rgb(95, 174, 188)  hsl(189, 41%, 55%)  Cadet Blue