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#BC4EEF

#bc4eef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc4eef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 30.59% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 67.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.99°, with 83.42% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.2237

Complementary

  1. #bc4eef
  2. #81ef4e

Split complementary

  1. #bc4eef
  2. #d2ef4e
  3. #4eef6c

Analogous

  1. #6c4eef
  2. #bc4eef
  3. #ef4ed2

Triadic

  1. #bc4eef
  2. #efbc4e
  3. #4eefbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4eef
  2. #ef4e81
  3. #81ef4e
  4. #4eefbc

Square

  1. #bc4eef
  2. #ef6c4e
  3. #81ef4e
  4. #4ed2ef

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0e96
  2. #9d14dd
  3. #bc4eef
  4. #d794f5
  5. #f1dafc

Shades

#bc4eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4eef
  2. #a946d7
  3. #963ebf
  4. #8437a7
  5. #712f8f
  6. #5e2778
  7. #4b1f60
  8. #381748
  9. #261030
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4eef
  2. #c360f1
  3. #c971f2
  4. #d083f4
  5. #d795f5
  6. #dea7f7
  7. #e4b8f9
  8. #ebcafa
  9. #f2dcfc
  10. #f8edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4eef
  2. #b653e4
  3. #b058d9
  4. #aa5dce
  5. #a462c3
  6. #9e67b8
  7. #986cac
  8. #9271a1
  9. #8c7696
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d71b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4185eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #786df2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8573ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b963c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4eef {
  color: #bc4eef;
}
Background
.bg-bc4eef {
  background-color: #bc4eef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc4eef {
  border: 2px solid #bc4eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 78 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4eef, #ef4ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 78 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.49 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.07 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.69 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.69 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.86 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.43 #43b110 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc4eef  rgb(188, 78, 239)  hsl(281, 83%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#81ef4e  rgb(129, 239, 78)  hsl(101, 83%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#efbc4e  rgb(239, 188, 78)  hsl(41, 83%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#4eefbc  rgb(78, 239, 188)  hsl(161, 83%, 62%)  Aquamarine