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#BC4EAA

#bc4eaa ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc4eaa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 30.59% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.51% magenta, 9.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 309.82°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 7.39.

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Relative luminance0.1904

Complementary

  1. #bc4eaa
  2. #4ebc60

Split complementary

  1. #bc4eaa
  2. #73bc4e
  3. #4ebc97

Analogous

  1. #974ebc
  2. #bc4eaa
  3. #bc4e73

Triadic

  1. #bc4eaa
  2. #aabc4e
  3. #4eaabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4eaa
  2. #bc604e
  3. #4ebc60
  4. #4eaabc

Square

  1. #bc4eaa
  2. #bc974e
  3. #4ebc60
  4. #4e73bc

Monochromatic

  1. #521f4a
  2. #89347b
  3. #bc4eaa
  4. #d186c5
  5. #e6bddf

Shades

#bc4eaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4eaa
  2. #a94699
  3. #963e88
  4. #843777
  5. #712f66
  6. #5e2755
  7. #4b1f44
  8. #381733
  9. #261022
  10. #130811
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4eaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4eaa
  2. #c360b3
  3. #c971bb
  4. #d083c4
  5. #d795cc
  6. #dea7d5
  7. #e4b8dd
  8. #ebcae6
  9. #f2dcee
  10. #f8edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4eaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4eaa
  2. #b653a6
  3. #b058a2
  4. #aa5d9d
  5. #a46299
  6. #9e6795
  7. #986c91
  8. #92718d
  9. #8c7688
  10. #867b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d6ead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f7fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8863ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #946ea8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1528d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4eaa {
  color: #bc4eaa;
}
Background
.bg-bc4eaa {
  background-color: #bc4eaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4eaa {
  border: 2px solid #bc4eaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4eaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 78 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 310 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4eaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4eaa, #bc4e73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4eaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 78 170 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 7.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.67 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.71 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 9.61 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.06 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.13 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.76 #43b155 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#bc4eaa  rgb(188, 78, 170)  hsl(310, 45%, 52%)  Mulberry
#4ebc60  rgb(78, 188, 96)  hsl(130, 45%, 52%)  Emerald
#aabc4e  rgb(170, 188, 78)  hsl(70, 45%, 52%)  Apple Green
#4eaabc  rgb(78, 170, 188)  hsl(190, 45%, 52%)  Cadet Blue