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#BC6BFA

#bc6bfa ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc6bfa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 41.96% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 57.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 273.99°, with 93.46% saturation and 70% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 6.53.

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Relative luminance0.2811

Complementary

  1. #bc6bfa
  2. #a9fa6b

Split complementary

  1. #bc6bfa
  2. #f0fa6b
  3. #6bfa75

Analogous

  1. #756bfa
  2. #bc6bfa
  3. #fa6bf0

Triadic

  1. #bc6bfa
  2. #fabc6b
  3. #6bfabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6bfa
  2. #fa6ba9
  3. #a9fa6b
  4. #6bfabc

Square

  1. #bc6bfa
  2. #fa756b
  3. #a9fa6b
  4. #6bf0fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7307c5
  2. #9b21f7
  3. #bc6bfa
  4. #deb5fc
  5. #f6ebfe

Shades

#bc6bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6bfa
  2. #a960e1
  3. #9656c8
  4. #844baf
  5. #714096
  6. #5e367d
  7. #4b2b64
  8. #38204b
  9. #261532
  10. #130b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6bfa
  2. #c37afb
  3. #c989fb
  4. #d097fc
  5. #d7a6fc
  6. #deb5fd
  7. #e4c4fd
  8. #ebd3fe
  9. #f2e1fe
  10. #f8f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6bfa
  2. #b66dee
  3. #b06fe2
  4. #aa71d5
  5. #a473c9
  6. #9e76bd
  7. #9878b1
  8. #927aa5
  9. #8c7c98
  10. #867e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a483c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #358dff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5691f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b386a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8281fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b84f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b77cce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6bfa {
  color: #bc6bfa;
}
Background
.bg-bc6bfa {
  background-color: #bc6bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6bfa {
  border: 2px solid #bc6bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 107 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6bfa, #fa6bf0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 107 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.53 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.64 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.63 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.73 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.18 #439405 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#bc6bfa  rgb(188, 107, 250)  hsl(274, 93%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#a9fa6b  rgb(169, 250, 107)  hsl(94, 93%, 70%)  Inchworm
#fabc6b  rgb(250, 188, 107)  hsl(34, 93%, 70%)  Topaz
#6bfabc  rgb(107, 250, 188)  hsl(154, 93%, 70%)  Aquamarine