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#BC8CCF

#bc8ccf ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#bc8ccf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 54.9% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.18% cyan, 32.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 282.99°, with 41.1% saturation and 68.04% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.3395

Complementary

  1. #bc8ccf
  2. #9fcf8c

Split complementary

  1. #bc8ccf
  2. #c0cf8c
  3. #8ccf9b

Analogous

  1. #9b8ccf
  2. #bc8ccf
  3. #cf8cc0

Triadic

  1. #bc8ccf
  2. #cfbc8c
  3. #8ccfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8ccf
  2. #cf8c9f
  3. #9fcf8c
  4. #8ccfbc

Square

  1. #bc8ccf
  2. #cf9b8c
  3. #9fcf8c
  4. #8cc0cf

Monochromatic

  1. #723989
  2. #9d56b8
  3. #bc8ccf
  4. #dbc2e6
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#bc8ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8ccf
  2. #a97eba
  3. #9670a6
  4. #846291
  5. #71547c
  6. #5e4668
  7. #4b3853
  8. #382a3e
  9. #261c29
  10. #130e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8ccf
  2. #c398d4
  3. #c9a3d9
  4. #d0afdd
  5. #d7bae2
  6. #dec6e7
  7. #e4d1ec
  8. #ebddf1
  9. #f2e8f5
  10. #f8f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8ccf
  2. #b68bc7
  3. #b08abf
  4. #aa88b7
  5. #a487af
  6. #9e86a8
  7. #9885a0
  8. #928498
  9. #8c8290
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab97b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d9fcd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb94a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d95d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a298ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc91b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8ccf {
  color: #bc8ccf;
}
Background
.bg-bc8ccf {
  background-color: #bc8ccf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8ccf {
  border: 2px solid #bc8ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 140 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 41% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8ccf, #cf8cc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 140 207 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 5.44 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.87 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.52 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.59 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.86 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.11 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.63 #437330 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc8ccf  rgb(188, 140, 207)  hsl(283, 41%, 68%)  Wisteria
#9fcf8c  rgb(159, 207, 140)  hsl(103, 41%, 68%)  Pistachio
#cfbc8c  rgb(207, 188, 140)  hsl(43, 41%, 68%)  Ecru
#8ccfbc  rgb(140, 207, 188)  hsl(163, 41%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine