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#BC56BB

#bc56bb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc56bb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.73% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.26% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 300.59°, with 43.22% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.2093

Complementary

  1. #bc56bb
  2. #56bc57

Split complementary

  1. #bc56bb
  2. #88bc56
  3. #56bc8a

Analogous

  1. #8a56bc
  2. #bc56bb
  3. #bc5688

Triadic

  1. #bc56bb
  2. #bbbc56
  3. #56bbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56bb
  2. #bc5756
  3. #56bc57
  4. #56bbbc

Square

  1. #bc56bb
  2. #bc8a56
  3. #56bc57
  4. #5688bc

Monochromatic

  1. #572256
  2. #8d388d
  3. #bc56bb
  4. #d28dd1
  5. #e7c4e7

Shades

#bc56bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56bb
  2. #a94da8
  3. #964596
  4. #843c83
  5. #713470
  6. #5e2b5e
  7. #4b224b
  8. #381a38
  9. #261125
  10. #130913
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56bb
  2. #c367c2
  3. #c978c9
  4. #d089cf
  5. #d79ad6
  6. #deabdd
  7. #e4bbe4
  8. #ebcceb
  9. #f2ddf1
  10. #f8eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56bb
  2. #b65ab5
  3. #b05eaf
  4. #aa63a9
  5. #a467a3
  6. #9e6b9e
  7. #986f98
  8. #927392
  9. #8c788c
  10. #867c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b709a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c76be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d83b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c16181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #886abd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9374b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf5d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56bb {
  color: #bc56bb;
}
Background
.bg-bc56bb {
  background-color: #bc56bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56bb {
  border: 2px solid #bc56bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56bb, #bc5688);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 187 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.02 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 9.88 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.22 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 10.39 #43a944 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56bb  rgb(188, 86, 187)  hsl(301, 43%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#56bc57  rgb(86, 188, 87)  hsl(121, 43%, 54%)  Mantis
#bbbc56  rgb(187, 188, 86)  hsl(61, 43%, 54%)  Dark Khaki
#56bbbc  rgb(86, 187, 188)  hsl(181, 43%, 54%)  Verdigris