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#BC68DC

#bc68dc ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc68dc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 40.78% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.55% cyan, 52.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 283.45°, with 62.37% saturation and 63.53% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.2576

Complementary

  1. #bc68dc
  2. #88dc68

Split complementary

  1. #bc68dc
  2. #c2dc68
  3. #68dc82

Analogous

  1. #8268dc
  2. #bc68dc
  3. #dc68c2

Triadic

  1. #bc68dc
  2. #dcbc68
  3. #68dcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc68dc
  2. #dc6888
  3. #88dc68
  4. #68dcbc

Square

  1. #bc68dc
  2. #dc8268
  3. #88dc68
  4. #68c2dc

Monochromatic

  1. #6d208b
  2. #9e2fc9
  3. #bc68dc
  4. #d8a6ea
  5. #f3e4f9

Shades

#bc68dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc68dc
  2. #a95ec6
  3. #9653b0
  4. #84499a
  5. #713e84
  6. #5e346e
  7. #4b2a58
  8. #381f42
  9. #26152c
  10. #130a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc68dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc68dc
  2. #c377e0
  3. #c986e3
  4. #d095e7
  5. #d7a4ea
  6. #deb4ee
  7. #e4c3f1
  8. #ebd2f5
  9. #f2e1f8
  10. #f8f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc68dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc68dc
  2. #b66ad3
  3. #b06dca
  4. #aa6fc0
  5. #a472b7
  6. #9e74ae
  7. #9876a5
  8. #92799c
  9. #8c7b92
  10. #867e89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a17eb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e86e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #698dd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba7a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #887bde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9280da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb73b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc68dc {
  color: #bc68dc;
}
Background
.bg-bc68dc {
  background-color: #bc68dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc68dc {
  border: 2px solid #bc68dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc68dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 104 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc68dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc68dc, #dc68c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc68dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 104 220 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.43 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.87 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.94 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.50 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.47 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.41 #439723 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc68dc  rgb(188, 104, 220)  hsl(283, 62%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#88dc68  rgb(136, 220, 104)  hsl(103, 62%, 64%)  Pastel Green
#dcbc68  rgb(220, 188, 104)  hsl(43, 62%, 64%)  Vegas Gold
#68dcbc  rgb(104, 220, 188)  hsl(163, 62%, 64%)  Medium Aquamarine