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#BC60EA

#bc60ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc60ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 37.65% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 58.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 76.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.25

Complementary

  1. #bc60ea
  2. #8eea60

Split complementary

  1. #bc60ea
  2. #d3ea60
  3. #60ea77

Analogous

  1. #7760ea
  2. #bc60ea
  3. #ea60d3

Triadic

  1. #bc60ea
  2. #eabc60
  3. #60eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc60ea
  2. #ea608e
  3. #8eea60
  4. #60eabc

Square

  1. #bc60ea
  2. #ea7760
  3. #8eea60
  4. #60d3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6f159c
  2. #9f1ee0
  3. #bc60ea
  4. #d8a4f3
  5. #f5e7fc

Shades

#bc60ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc60ea
  2. #a956d3
  3. #964dbb
  4. #8443a4
  5. #713a8c
  6. #5e3075
  7. #4b265e
  8. #381d46
  9. #26132f
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc60ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc60ea
  2. #c370ec
  3. #c980ee
  4. #d090f0
  5. #d7a0f2
  6. #deb0f5
  7. #e4bff7
  8. #ebcff9
  9. #f2dffb
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc60ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc60ea
  2. #b663df
  3. #b066d5
  4. #aa6aca
  5. #a46dc0
  6. #9e70b5
  7. #9873aa
  8. #9276a0
  9. #8c7a95
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a07bb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3184ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7799c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8177ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b970c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc60ea {
  color: #bc60ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc60ea {
  background-color: #bc60ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc60ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc60ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc60ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 96 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 77% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc60ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc60ea, #ea60d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc60ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 96 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.13 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.49 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.86 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.35 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.99 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.90 #439f15 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc60ea  rgb(188, 96, 234)  hsl(280, 77%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#8eea60  rgb(142, 234, 96)  hsl(100, 77%, 65%)  Inchworm
#eabc60  rgb(234, 188, 96)  hsl(40, 77%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#60eabc  rgb(96, 234, 188)  hsl(160, 77%, 65%)  Aquamarine