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#BC6FAE

#bc6fae ≈ Sky Magenta

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc6fae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 43.53% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.96% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 310.91°, with 36.49% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sky Magenta (#cf71af), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.2512

Complementary

  1. #bc6fae
  2. #6fbc7d

Split complementary

  1. #bc6fae
  2. #88bc6f
  3. #6fbca4

Analogous

  1. #a46fbc
  2. #bc6fae
  3. #bc6f88

Triadic

  1. #bc6fae
  2. #aebc6f
  3. #6faebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6fae
  2. #bc7d6f
  3. #6fbc7d
  4. #6faebc

Square

  1. #bc6fae
  2. #bca46f
  3. #6fbc7d
  4. #6f88bc

Monochromatic

  1. #642e5a
  2. #984789
  3. #bc6fae
  4. #d4a3cb
  5. #edd7e9

Shades

#bc6fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6fae
  2. #a9649d
  3. #96598b
  4. #844e7a
  5. #714368
  6. #5e3857
  7. #4b2c46
  8. #382134
  9. #261623
  10. #130b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6fae
  2. #c37db6
  3. #c98cbe
  4. #d09ac6
  5. #d7a9ce
  6. #deb7d7
  7. #e4c5df
  8. #ebd4e7
  9. #f2e2ef
  10. #f8f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6fae
  2. #b671a9
  3. #b072a5
  4. #aa74a0
  5. #a4769c
  6. #9e7897
  7. #987992
  8. #927b8e
  9. #8c7d89
  10. #867e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a08099 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e82b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #828dac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c37387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #947baf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d82ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c07198 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6fae {
  color: #bc6fae;
}
Background
.bg-bc6fae {
  background-color: #bc6fae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6fae {
  border: 2px solid #bc6fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 111 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6fae, #bc6f88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 111 174 / 0.35);
}

#cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 4.04 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.95 #de6fa1 Thulian Pink ΔE 8.85 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.05 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.60 #439051 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Sky Magenta
#bc6fae  rgb(188, 111, 174)  hsl(311, 36%, 59%)  Sky Magenta
#6fbc7d  rgb(111, 188, 125)  hsl(131, 36%, 59%)  Emerald
#aebc6f  rgb(174, 188, 111)  hsl(71, 36%, 59%)  Olivine
#6faebc  rgb(111, 174, 188)  hsl(191, 36%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue