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#BC5FE0

#bc5fe0 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc5fe0 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 37.25% green and 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.07% cyan, 57.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 283.26°, with 67.54% saturation and 62.55% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2426

Complementary

  1. #bc5fe0
  2. #83e05f

Split complementary

  1. #bc5fe0
  2. #c3e05f
  3. #5fe07c

Analogous

  1. #7c5fe0
  2. #bc5fe0
  3. #e05fc3

Triadic

  1. #bc5fe0
  2. #e0bc5f
  3. #5fe0bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5fe0
  2. #e05f83
  3. #83e05f
  4. #5fe0bc

Square

  1. #bc5fe0
  2. #e07c5f
  3. #83e05f
  4. #5fc3e0

Monochromatic

  1. #6c1b8b
  2. #9d27cb
  3. #bc5fe0
  4. #d79fec
  5. #f2dff9

Shades

#bc5fe0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5fe0
  2. #a956ca
  3. #964cb3
  4. #84439d
  5. #713986
  6. #5e3070
  7. #4b265a
  8. #381d43
  9. #26132d
  10. #130a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5fe0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5fe0
  2. #c36fe3
  3. #c97fe6
  4. #d08fe9
  5. #d79fec
  6. #deaff0
  7. #e4bff3
  8. #ebcff6
  9. #f2dff9
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5fe0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5fe0
  2. #b662d6
  3. #b066cd
  4. #aa69c3
  5. #a46cba
  6. #9e70b0
  7. #9873a6
  8. #92769d
  9. #8c7993
  10. #867d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f79b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b82e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f8add ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7597 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8375e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e7bde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6db9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5fe0 {
  color: #bc5fe0;
}
Background
.bg-bc5fe0 {
  background-color: #bc5fe0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc5fe0 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5fe0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5fe0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 95 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 68% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5fe0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5fe0, #e05fc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5fe0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 95 224 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.02 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.47 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.32 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.71 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.06 #43a01f Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc5fe0  rgb(188, 95, 224)  hsl(283, 68%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#83e05f  rgb(131, 224, 95)  hsl(103, 68%, 63%)  Pastel Green
#e0bc5f  rgb(224, 188, 95)  hsl(43, 68%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#5fe0bc  rgb(95, 224, 188)  hsl(163, 68%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine