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#BC51EC

#bc51ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc51ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 281.42°, with 80.31% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.2263

Complementary

  1. #bc51ec
  2. #81ec51

Split complementary

  1. #bc51ec
  2. #cfec51
  3. #51ec6f

Analogous

  1. #6f51ec
  2. #bc51ec
  3. #ec51cf

Triadic

  1. #bc51ec
  2. #ecbc51
  3. #51ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc51ec
  2. #ec5181
  3. #81ec51
  4. #51ecbc

Square

  1. #bc51ec
  2. #ec6f51
  3. #81ec51
  4. #51cfec

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1094
  2. #9d18d9
  3. #bc51ec
  4. #d796f4
  5. #f1dbfb

Shades

#bc51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc51ec
  2. #a949d4
  3. #9641bd
  4. #8439a5
  5. #71318e
  6. #5e2976
  7. #4b205e
  8. #381847
  9. #26102f
  10. #130818
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc51ec
  2. #c362ee
  3. #c974f0
  4. #d085f2
  5. #d797f4
  6. #dea8f6
  7. #e4b9f7
  8. #ebcbf9
  9. #f2dcfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc51ec
  2. #b656e1
  3. #b05ad6
  4. #aa5fcc
  5. #a464c1
  6. #9e69b6
  7. #986dab
  8. #9272a0
  9. #8c7796
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d72b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4885e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b77098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a6eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8674ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b965bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc51ec {
  color: #bc51ec;
}
Background
.bg-bc51ec {
  background-color: #bc51ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc51ec {
  border: 2px solid #bc51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc51ec, #ec51cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.74 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.60 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.66 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.66 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.05 #43ae13 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc51ec  rgb(188, 81, 236)  hsl(281, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#81ec51  rgb(129, 236, 81)  hsl(101, 80%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ecbc51  rgb(236, 188, 81)  hsl(41, 80%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#51ecbc  rgb(81, 236, 188)  hsl(161, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine