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#BC02CD

#bc02cd ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc02cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 0.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 294.98°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #bc02cd
  2. #13cd02

Split complementary

  1. #bc02cd
  2. #78cd02
  3. #02cd57

Analogous

  1. #5702cd
  2. #bc02cd
  3. #cd0278

Triadic

  1. #bc02cd
  2. #cdbc02
  3. #02cdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc02cd
  2. #cd0213
  3. #13cd02
  4. #02cdbc

Square

  1. #bc02cd
  2. #cd5702
  3. #13cd02
  4. #0278cd

Monochromatic

  1. #310135
  2. #770181
  3. #bc02cd
  4. #ea1ffd
  5. #f16afe

Shades

#bc02cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc02cd
  2. #a902b9
  3. #9602a4
  4. #840190
  5. #71017b
  6. #5e0167
  7. #4b0152
  8. #38013e
  9. #260029
  10. #130015
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc02cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc02cd
  2. #c31bd2
  3. #c935d7
  4. #d04edc
  5. #d767e1
  6. #de81e6
  7. #e49aeb
  8. #ebb3f0
  9. #f2ccf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc02cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc02cd
  2. #b60fc5
  3. #b01bbe
  4. #aa28b6
  5. #a434ae
  6. #9e41a7
  7. #984e9f
  8. #925a97
  9. #8c678f
  10. #867388
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93559d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d73c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4078 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #734cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #835acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be31a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc02cd {
  color: #bc02cd;
}
Background
.bg-bc02cd {
  background-color: #bc02cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc02cd {
  border: 2px solid #bc02cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc02cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 2 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc02cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc02cd, #cd0278);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc02cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 2 205 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.46 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.32 #43fd32 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc02cd  rgb(188, 2, 205)  hsl(295, 98%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#13cd02  rgb(19, 205, 2)  hsl(115, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cdbc02  rgb(205, 188, 2)  hsl(55, 98%, 41%)  Old Gold
#02cdbc  rgb(2, 205, 188)  hsl(175, 98%, 41%)  Turquoise