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#BC61EC

#bc61ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc61ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 38.04% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 58.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 279.28°, with 78.53% saturation and 65.29% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.253

Complementary

  1. #bc61ec
  2. #91ec61

Split complementary

  1. #bc61ec
  2. #d6ec61
  3. #61ec76

Analogous

  1. #7661ec
  2. #bc61ec
  3. #ec61d6

Triadic

  1. #bc61ec
  2. #ecbc61
  3. #61ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc61ec
  2. #ec6191
  3. #91ec61
  4. #61ecbc

Square

  1. #bc61ec
  2. #ec7661
  3. #91ec61
  4. #61d6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #7013a1
  2. #9f1de4
  3. #bc61ec
  4. #d9a5f4
  5. #f6eafc

Shades

#bc61ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc61ec
  2. #a957d4
  3. #964ebd
  4. #8444a5
  5. #713a8e
  6. #5e3176
  7. #4b275e
  8. #381d47
  9. #26132f
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc61ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc61ec
  2. #c371ee
  3. #c981f0
  4. #d090f2
  5. #d7a0f4
  6. #deb0f6
  7. #e4c0f7
  8. #ebd0f9
  9. #f2dffb
  10. #f8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc61ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc61ec
  2. #b664e1
  3. #b067d6
  4. #aa6acc
  5. #a46dc1
  6. #9e71b6
  7. #9874ab
  8. #9277a0
  9. #8c7a96
  10. #867d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a07bb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3185f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b77a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8178ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b7dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b971c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc61ec {
  color: #bc61ec;
}
Background
.bg-bc61ec {
  background-color: #bc61ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc61ec {
  border: 2px solid #bc61ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc61ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 97 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc61ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc61ec, #ec61d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc61ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 97 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.73 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.24 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.37 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.68 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.27 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.06 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.06 #439e13 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc61ec  rgb(188, 97, 236)  hsl(279, 79%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#91ec61  rgb(145, 236, 97)  hsl(99, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm
#ecbc61  rgb(236, 188, 97)  hsl(39, 79%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#61ecbc  rgb(97, 236, 188)  hsl(159, 79%, 65%)  Aquamarine