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#BC98CD

#bc98cd ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bc98cd is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 59.61% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 25.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 280.75°, with 34.64% saturation and 70% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.3756

Complementary

  1. #bc98cd
  2. #a9cd98

Split complementary

  1. #bc98cd
  2. #c4cd98
  3. #98cda1

Analogous

  1. #a198cd
  2. #bc98cd
  3. #cd98c4

Triadic

  1. #bc98cd
  2. #cdbc98
  3. #98cdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc98cd
  2. #cd98a9
  3. #a9cd98
  4. #98cdbc

Square

  1. #bc98cd
  2. #cda198
  3. #a9cd98
  4. #98c4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #734389
  2. #9a65b4
  3. #bc98cd
  4. #ddcce6
  5. #f6f1f8

Shades

#bc98cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc98cd
  2. #a989b9
  3. #967aa4
  4. #846a90
  5. #715b7b
  6. #5e4c67
  7. #4b3d52
  8. #382e3e
  9. #261e29
  10. #130f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc98cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc98cd
  2. #c3a2d2
  3. #c9add7
  4. #d0b7dc
  5. #d7c1e1
  6. #decce6
  7. #e4d6eb
  8. #ebe0f0
  9. #f2eaf5
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc98cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc98cd
  2. #b696c5
  3. #b093be
  4. #aa91b6
  5. #a48eae
  6. #9e8ca7
  7. #988a9f
  8. #928797
  9. #8c858f
  10. #868288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa0b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #91a3cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98a6cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb9eab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a49fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a1cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9cb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc98cd {
  color: #bc98cd;
}
Background
.bg-bc98cd {
  background-color: #bc98cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc98cd {
  border: 2px solid #bc98cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc98cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 152 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc98cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc98cd, #cd98c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc98cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 152 205 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.24 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 5.14 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.72 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.52 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.55 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 11.14 #436732 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc98cd  rgb(188, 152, 205)  hsl(281, 35%, 70%)  Wisteria
#a9cd98  rgb(169, 205, 152)  hsl(101, 35%, 70%)  Celadon
#cdbc98  rgb(205, 188, 152)  hsl(41, 35%, 70%)  Tan
#98cdbc  rgb(152, 205, 188)  hsl(161, 35%, 70%)  Seafoam Green