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#BC60DD

#bc60dd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc60dd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 37.65% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.93% cyan, 56.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 284.16°, with 64.77% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.9.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2428

Complementary

  1. #bc60dd
  2. #81dd60

Split complementary

  1. #bc60dd
  2. #c0dd60
  3. #60dd7e

Analogous

  1. #7e60dd
  2. #bc60dd
  3. #dd60c0

Triadic

  1. #bc60dd
  2. #ddbc60
  3. #60ddbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc60dd
  2. #dd6081
  3. #81dd60
  4. #60ddbc

Square

  1. #bc60dd
  2. #dd7e60
  3. #81dd60
  4. #60c0dd

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1d87
  2. #9d2ac6
  3. #bc60dd
  4. #d79fea
  5. #f1def8

Shades

#bc60dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc60dd
  2. #a956c7
  3. #964db1
  4. #84439b
  5. #713a85
  6. #5e306f
  7. #4b2658
  8. #381d42
  9. #26132c
  10. #130a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc60dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc60dd
  2. #c370e0
  3. #c980e4
  4. #d090e7
  5. #d7a0eb
  6. #deb0ee
  7. #e4bff1
  8. #ebcff5
  9. #f2dff8
  10. #f8effc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc60dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc60dd
  2. #b663d4
  3. #b066ca
  4. #aa6ac1
  5. #a46db8
  6. #9e70af
  7. #9873a5
  8. #92769c
  9. #8c7a93
  10. #867d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f79b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4081e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #618ada ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7496 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8476df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f7bdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb6db7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc60dd {
  color: #bc60dd;
}
Background
.bg-bc60dd {
  background-color: #bc60dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc60dd {
  border: 2px solid #bc60dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc60dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 96 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 65% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc60dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc60dd, #dd60c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc60dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 96 221 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.90 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.97 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.41 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.79 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.19 #439f22 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc60dd  rgb(188, 96, 221)  hsl(284, 65%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#81dd60  rgb(129, 221, 96)  hsl(104, 65%, 62%)  Pastel Green
#ddbc60  rgb(221, 188, 96)  hsl(44, 65%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#60ddbc  rgb(96, 221, 188)  hsl(164, 65%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine