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#BC06CB

#bc06cb ≈ Dark Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 2.35% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.39% cyan, 97.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 295.43°, with 94.26% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932cc), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #bc06cb
  2. #15cb06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06cb
  2. #78cb06
  3. #06cb59

Analogous

  1. #5906cb
  2. #bc06cb
  3. #cb0678

Triadic

  1. #bc06cb
  2. #cbbc06
  3. #06cbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06cb
  2. #cb0615
  3. #15cb06
  4. #06cbbc

Square

  1. #bc06cb
  2. #cb5906
  3. #15cb06
  4. #0678cb

Monochromatic

  1. #320236
  2. #770481
  3. #bc06cb
  4. #e825f9
  5. #f06ffb

Shades

#bc06cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06cb
  2. #a905b7
  3. #9605a2
  4. #84048e
  5. #71047a
  6. #5e0366
  7. #4b0251
  8. #38023d
  9. #260129
  10. #130114
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06cb
  2. #c31fd0
  3. #c938d5
  4. #d051db
  5. #d76ae0
  6. #de83e5
  7. #e49bea
  8. #ebb4ef
  9. #f2cdf5
  10. #f8e6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06cb
  2. #b612c4
  3. #b01ebc
  4. #aa2bb5
  5. #a437ad
  6. #9e43a6
  7. #984f9e
  8. #925b97
  9. #8c688f
  10. #867488
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93559b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0061cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f73c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c03f77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #744cce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845ac9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be31a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06cb {
  color: #bc06cb;
}
Background
.bg-bc06cb {
  background-color: #bc06cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06cb {
  border: 2px solid #bc06cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06cb, #cb0678);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 203 / 0.35);
}

#9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.38 #43f934 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Dark Orchid
#bc06cb  rgb(188, 6, 203)  hsl(295, 94%, 41%)  Dark Orchid
#15cb06  rgb(21, 203, 6)  hsl(115, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#cbbc06  rgb(203, 188, 6)  hsl(55, 94%, 41%)  Old Gold
#06cbbc  rgb(6, 203, 188)  hsl(175, 94%, 41%)  Medium Turquoise