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#BC8ECC

#bc8ecc ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bc8ecc is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 55.69% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 30.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 284.52°, with 37.8% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.344

Complementary

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #9ecc8e

Split complementary

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #bdcc8e
  3. #8ecc9d

Analogous

  1. #9d8ecc
  2. #bc8ecc
  3. #cc8ebd

Triadic

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #ccbc8e
  3. #8eccbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #cc8e9e
  3. #9ecc8e
  4. #8eccbc

Square

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #cc9d8e
  3. #9ecc8e
  4. #8ebdcc

Monochromatic

  1. #723c85
  2. #9d59b4
  3. #bc8ecc
  4. #dbc3e4
  5. #f7f1f9

Shades

#bc8ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #a980b8
  3. #9672a3
  4. #84638f
  5. #71557a
  6. #5e4766
  7. #4b3952
  8. #382b3d
  9. #261c29
  10. #130e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc8ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #c399d1
  3. #c9a5d6
  4. #d0b0db
  5. #d7bbe0
  6. #dec7e6
  7. #e4d2eb
  8. #ebddf0
  9. #f2e8f5
  10. #f8f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc8ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc8ecc
  2. #b68dc4
  3. #b08bbd
  4. #aa8ab5
  5. #a488ae
  6. #9e87a6
  7. #98869e
  8. #928497
  9. #8c838f
  10. #868188
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab98b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a0ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc95a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e96cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a499cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc92b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc8ecc {
  color: #bc8ecc;
}
Background
.bg-bc8ecc {
  background-color: #bc8ecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc8ecc {
  border: 2px solid #bc8ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc8ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 142 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 38% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc8ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc8ecc, #cc8ebd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc8ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 142 204 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 4.95 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.93 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 7.07 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 7.57 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.49 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.13 #437133 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc8ecc  rgb(188, 142, 204)  hsl(285, 38%, 68%)  Wisteria
#9ecc8e  rgb(158, 204, 142)  hsl(105, 38%, 68%)  Pistachio
#ccbc8e  rgb(204, 188, 142)  hsl(45, 38%, 68%)  Ecru
#8eccbc  rgb(142, 204, 188)  hsl(165, 38%, 68%)  Medium Aquamarine