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#BC8BCF

#bc8bcf ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc8bcf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.51% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.18% cyan, 32.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 283.24°, with 41.46% saturation and 67.84% 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 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.3366

Complementary

  1. #bc8bcf
  2. #9ecf8b

Split complementary

  1. #bc8bcf
  2. #c0cf8b
  3. #8bcf9a

Analogous

  1. #9a8bcf
  2. #bc8bcf
  3. #cf8bc0

Triadic

  1. #bc8bcf
  2. #cfbc8b
  3. #8bcfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8bcf
  2. #cf8b9e
  3. #9ecf8b
  4. #8bcfbc

Square

  1. #bc8bcf
  2. #cf9a8b
  3. #9ecf8b
  4. #8bc0cf

Monochromatic

  1. #723888
  2. #9d55b9
  3. #bc8bcf
  4. #dbc1e5
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#bc8bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8bcf
  2. #a97dba
  3. #966fa6
  4. #846191
  5. #71537c
  6. #5e4668
  7. #4b3853
  8. #382a3e
  9. #261c29
  10. #130e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8bcf
  2. #c397d4
  3. #c9a2d9
  4. #d0aedd
  5. #d7b9e2
  6. #dec5e7
  7. #e4d1ec
  8. #ebdcf1
  9. #f2e8f5
  10. #f8f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8bcf
  2. #b68ac7
  3. #b089bf
  4. #aa88b7
  5. #a487af
  6. #9e86a8
  7. #9884a0
  8. #928398
  9. #8c8290
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa96b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9ecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc93a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c94d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a297ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc90b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8bcf {
  color: #bc8bcf;
}
Background
.bg-bc8bcf {
  background-color: #bc8bcf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8bcf {
  border: 2px solid #bc8bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 139 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8bcf, #cf8bc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 139 207 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.63 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.70 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.62 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.85 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.00 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.51 #437430 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#bc8bcf  rgb(188, 139, 207)  hsl(283, 41%, 68%)  Floral Lavender
#9ecf8b  rgb(158, 207, 139)  hsl(103, 41%, 68%)  Pistachio
#cfbc8b  rgb(207, 188, 139)  hsl(43, 41%, 68%)  Ecru
#8bcfbc  rgb(139, 207, 188)  hsl(163, 41%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine