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#BC8BC4

#bc8bc4 ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bc8bc4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.51% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.08% cyan, 29.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 291.58°, with 32.57% saturation and 65.69% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 6.07.

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Relative luminance0.3314

Complementary

  1. #bc8bc4
  2. #93c48b

Split complementary

  1. #bc8bc4
  2. #b0c48b
  3. #8bc4a0

Analogous

  1. #a08bc4
  2. #bc8bc4
  3. #c48bb0

Triadic

  1. #bc8bc4
  2. #c4bc8b
  3. #8bc4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8bc4
  2. #c48b93
  3. #93c48b
  4. #8bc4bc

Square

  1. #bc8bc4
  2. #c4a08b
  3. #93c48b
  4. #8bb0c4

Monochromatic

  1. #703d79
  2. #9f58aa
  3. #bc8bc4
  4. #d9bede
  5. #f7f0f8

Shades

#bc8bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8bc4
  2. #a97db0
  3. #966f9d
  4. #846189
  5. #715376
  6. #5e4662
  7. #4b384e
  8. #382a3b
  9. #261c27
  10. #130e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8bc4
  2. #c397ca
  3. #c9a2d0
  4. #d0aed6
  5. #d7b9dc
  6. #dec5e2
  7. #e4d1e7
  8. #ebdced
  9. #f2e8f3
  10. #f8f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8bc4
  2. #b68abd
  3. #b089b6
  4. #aa88b0
  5. #a487a9
  6. #9e86a2
  7. #98849b
  8. #928394
  9. #8c828e
  10. #868187
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa95ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8598c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #919ec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be919f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e93c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a497c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd8faf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8bc4 {
  color: #bc8bc4;
}
Background
.bg-bc8bc4 {
  background-color: #bc8bc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc8bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 139 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 33% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8bc4, #c48bb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 139 196 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 6.07 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.32 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.88 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 8.93 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.30 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.35 #43743b Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc8bc4  rgb(188, 139, 196)  hsl(292, 33%, 66%)  Wisteria
#93c48b  rgb(147, 196, 139)  hsl(112, 33%, 66%)  Dark Sea Green
#c4bc8b  rgb(196, 188, 139)  hsl(52, 33%, 66%)  Sage
#8bc4bc  rgb(139, 196, 188)  hsl(172, 33%, 66%)  Opal