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#BC71FF

#bc71ff ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc71ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 44.31% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 55.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 271.69°, with 100% saturation and 72.16% 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 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.2972

Complementary

  1. #bc71ff
  2. #b4ff71

Split complementary

  1. #bc71ff
  2. #fbff71
  3. #71ff75

Analogous

  1. #7571ff
  2. #bc71ff
  3. #ff71fb

Triadic

  1. #bc71ff
  2. #ffbc71
  3. #71ffbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc71ff
  2. #ff71b4
  3. #b4ff71
  4. #71ffbc

Square

  1. #bc71ff
  2. #ff7571
  3. #b4ff71
  4. #71fbff

Monochromatic

  1. #7200d7
  2. #9825ff
  3. #bc71ff
  4. #e0beff
  5. #f5ebff

Shades

#bc71ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc71ff
  2. #a966e6
  3. #965acc
  4. #844fb3
  5. #714499
  6. #5e3980
  7. #4b2d66
  8. #38224d
  9. #261733
  10. #130b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc71ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc71ff
  2. #c37fff
  3. #c98dff
  4. #d09cff
  5. #d7aaff
  6. #deb8ff
  7. #e4c6ff
  8. #ebd4ff
  9. #f2e3ff
  10. #f8f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc71ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc71ff
  2. #b673f2
  3. #b074e6
  4. #aa76d9
  5. #a477cc
  6. #9e79c0
  7. #987ab3
  8. #927ca6
  9. #8c7d99
  10. #867f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a688c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c92ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5995fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b18cad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8386ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c88fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b682d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc71ff {
  color: #bc71ff;
}
Background
.bg-bc71ff {
  background-color: #bc71ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc71ff {
  border: 2px solid #bc71ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc71ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 113 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 272 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc71ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc71ff, #ff71fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc71ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 113 255 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.29 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.16 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.49 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.13 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 11.51 #438e00 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#bc71ff  rgb(188, 113, 255)  hsl(272, 100%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#b4ff71  rgb(180, 255, 113)  hsl(92, 100%, 72%)  Inchworm
#ffbc71  rgb(255, 188, 113)  hsl(32, 100%, 72%)  Topaz
#71ffbc  rgb(113, 255, 188)  hsl(152, 100%, 72%)  Aquamarine