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#BC4EAE

#bc4eae ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc4eae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.51% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 307.64°, 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.89.

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Relative luminance0.192

Complementary

  1. #bc4eae
  2. #4ebc5c

Split complementary

  1. #bc4eae
  2. #77bc4e
  3. #4ebc93

Analogous

  1. #934ebc
  2. #bc4eae
  3. #bc4e77

Triadic

  1. #bc4eae
  2. #aebc4e
  3. #4eaebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4eae
  2. #bc5c4e
  3. #4ebc5c
  4. #4eaebc

Square

  1. #bc4eae
  2. #bc934e
  3. #4ebc5c
  4. #4e77bc

Monochromatic

  1. #521f4b
  2. #89347f
  3. #bc4eae
  4. #d186c7
  5. #e6bde1

Shades

#bc4eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4eae
  2. #a9469d
  3. #963e8b
  4. #84377a
  5. #712f68
  6. #5e2757
  7. #4b1f46
  8. #381734
  9. #261023
  10. #130811
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4eae
  2. #c360b6
  3. #c971be
  4. #d083c6
  5. #d795ce
  6. #dea7d7
  7. #e4b8df
  8. #ebcae7
  9. #f2dcef
  10. #f8edf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4eae
  2. #b653a9
  3. #b058a5
  4. #aa5da0
  5. #a4629c
  6. #9e6797
  7. #986c92
  8. #92718e
  9. #8c7689
  10. #867b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b6fb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d7fab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c45677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8764b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c15390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4eae {
  color: #bc4eae;
}
Background
.bg-bc4eae {
  background-color: #bc4eae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4eae {
  border: 2px solid #bc4eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 78 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4eae, #bc4e77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 78 174 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.89 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.36 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.16 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.02 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.18 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.05 #43b151 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc4eae  rgb(188, 78, 174)  hsl(308, 45%, 52%)  Medium Orchid
#4ebc5c  rgb(78, 188, 92)  hsl(128, 45%, 52%)  Mantis
#aebc4e  rgb(174, 188, 78)  hsl(68, 45%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#4eaebc  rgb(78, 174, 188)  hsl(188, 45%, 52%)  Cadet Blue