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#BC9BCA

#bc9bca ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bc9bca is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 60.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.93% cyan, 23.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 282.13°, with 30.72% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.384

Complementary

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #a9ca9b

Split complementary

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #c0ca9b
  3. #9bcaa5

Analogous

  1. #a59bca
  2. #bc9bca
  3. #ca9bc0

Triadic

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #cabc9b
  3. #9bcabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #ca9ba9
  3. #a9ca9b
  4. #9bcabc

Square

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #caa59b
  3. #a9ca9b
  4. #9bc0ca

Monochromatic

  1. #734785
  2. #9b69b0
  3. #bc9bca
  4. #decde5
  5. #f6f2f8

Shades

#bc9bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #a98cb6
  3. #967ca2
  4. #846d8d
  5. #715d79
  6. #5e4e65
  7. #4b3e51
  8. #382f3d
  9. #261f28
  10. #131014
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc9bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #c3a5cf
  3. #c9afd5
  4. #d0b9da
  5. #d7c3df
  6. #decde5
  7. #e4d7ea
  8. #ebe1ef
  9. #f2ebf4
  10. #f8f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc9bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc9bca
  2. #b698c3
  3. #b096bb
  4. #aa93b4
  5. #a490ac
  6. #9e8ea5
  7. #988b9e
  8. #928896
  9. #8c858f
  10. #868387
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #95a5cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca8c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bca0ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6a1cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaa3c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc9eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc9bca {
  color: #bc9bca;
}
Background
.bg-bc9bca {
  background-color: #bc9bca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc9bca {
  border: 2px solid #bc9bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc9bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 155 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 31% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc9bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc9bca, #ca9bc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc9bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 155 202 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 3.82 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 3.87 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 6.72 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.93 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 9.99 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.96 #436435 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc9bca  rgb(188, 155, 202)  hsl(282, 31%, 70%)  Wisteria
#a9ca9b  rgb(169, 202, 155)  hsl(102, 31%, 70%)  Dark Sea Green
#cabc9b  rgb(202, 188, 155)  hsl(42, 31%, 70%)  Ecru
#9bcabc  rgb(155, 202, 188)  hsl(162, 31%, 70%)  Opal