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#BC4AAA

#bc4aaa ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc4aaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 29.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.64% magenta, 9.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.47°, with 45.97% saturation and 51.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.39.

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Relative luminance0.1849

Complementary

  1. #bc4aaa
  2. #4abc5c

Split complementary

  1. #bc4aaa
  2. #71bc4a
  3. #4abc95

Analogous

  1. #954abc
  2. #bc4aaa
  3. #bc4a71

Triadic

  1. #bc4aaa
  2. #aabc4a
  3. #4aaabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4aaa
  2. #bc5c4a
  3. #4abc5c
  4. #4aaabc

Square

  1. #bc4aaa
  2. #bc954a
  3. #4abc5c
  4. #4a71bc

Monochromatic

  1. #501d48
  2. #87327a
  3. #bc4aaa
  4. #d182c4
  5. #e5bade

Shades

#bc4aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4aaa
  2. #a94399
  3. #963b88
  4. #843477
  5. #712c66
  6. #5e2555
  7. #4b1e44
  8. #381633
  9. #260f22
  10. #130711
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4aaa
  2. #c35cb3
  3. #c96ebb
  4. #d080c4
  5. #d792cc
  6. #dea5d5
  7. #e4b7dd
  8. #ebc9e6
  9. #f2dbee
  10. #f8edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4aaa
  2. #b64fa6
  3. #b055a2
  4. #aa5a9d
  5. #a46099
  6. #9e6595
  7. #986a91
  8. #92708d
  9. #8c7588
  10. #867b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98688e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #496cad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7da7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8760ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936ca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c14f8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4aaa {
  color: #bc4aaa;
}
Background
.bg-bc4aaa {
  background-color: #bc4aaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4aaa {
  border: 2px solid #bc4aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 74 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4aaa, #bc4a71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 74 170 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.39 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.73 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.16 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.15 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.43 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.93 #43b555 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#bc4aaa  rgb(188, 74, 170)  hsl(309, 46%, 51%)  Purpureus
#4abc5c  rgb(74, 188, 92)  hsl(129, 46%, 51%)  Mantis
#aabc4a  rgb(170, 188, 74)  hsl(69, 46%, 51%)  Apple Green
#4aaabc  rgb(74, 170, 188)  hsl(189, 46%, 51%)  Cadet Blue