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#BC06BE

#bc06be ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc06be is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 2.35% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 96.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 299.35°, with 93.88% saturation and 38.43% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 6.9.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #bc06be
  2. #08be06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06be
  2. #64be06
  3. #06be60

Analogous

  1. #6006be
  2. #bc06be
  3. #be0664

Triadic

  1. #bc06be
  2. #bebc06
  3. #06bebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06be
  2. #be0608
  3. #08be06
  4. #06bebc

Square

  1. #bc06be
  2. #be6006
  3. #08be06
  4. #0664be

Monochromatic

  1. #29012a
  2. #730474
  3. #bc06be
  4. #f519f8
  5. #f863fa

Shades

#bc06be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06be
  2. #a905ab
  3. #960598
  4. #840485
  5. #710472
  6. #5e035f
  7. #4b024c
  8. #380239
  9. #260126
  10. #130113
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06be
  2. #c31fc5
  3. #c938cb
  4. #d051d2
  5. #d76ad8
  6. #de83df
  7. #e49be5
  8. #ebb4ec
  9. #f2cdf2
  10. #f8e6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06be
  2. #b612b8
  3. #b01eb2
  4. #aa2bab
  5. #a437a5
  6. #9e439f
  7. #984f99
  8. #925b93
  9. #8c688c
  10. #867486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005dc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a71ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2376f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7749c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8759bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06be {
  color: #bc06be;
}
Background
.bg-bc06be {
  background-color: #bc06be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06be {
  border: 2px solid #bc06be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06be, #be0664);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 190 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.90 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.18 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.81 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.05 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.05 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.63 #43f941 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc06be  rgb(188, 6, 190)  hsl(299, 94%, 38%)  Dark Orchid
#08be06  rgb(8, 190, 6)  hsl(119, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#bebc06  rgb(190, 188, 6)  hsl(59, 94%, 38%)  Old Gold
#06bebc  rgb(6, 190, 188)  hsl(179, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue