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#BC56CD

#bc56cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc56cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 58.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 54.34% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.25.

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Relative luminance0.2175

Complementary

  1. #bc56cd
  2. #67cd56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56cd
  2. #a3cd56
  3. #56cd81

Analogous

  1. #8156cd
  2. #bc56cd
  3. #cd56a3

Triadic

  1. #bc56cd
  2. #cdbc56
  3. #56cdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56cd
  2. #cd5667
  3. #67cd56
  4. #56cdbc

Square

  1. #bc56cd
  2. #cd8156
  3. #67cd56
  4. #56a3cd

Monochromatic

  1. #60206a
  2. #9531a6
  3. #bc56cd
  4. #d391de
  5. #ebccf0

Shades

#bc56cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56cd
  2. #a94db9
  3. #9645a4
  4. #843c90
  5. #71347b
  6. #5e2b67
  7. #4b2252
  8. #381a3e
  9. #261129
  10. #130915
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56cd
  2. #c367d2
  3. #c978d7
  4. #d089dc
  5. #d79ae1
  6. #deabe6
  7. #e4bbeb
  8. #ebccf0
  9. #f2ddf5
  10. #f8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56cd
  2. #b65ac5
  3. #b05ebe
  4. #aa63b6
  5. #a467ae
  6. #9e6ba7
  7. #986f9f
  8. #927397
  9. #8c788f
  10. #867c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c72a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f79d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6384ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be688a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #846dcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f75cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd61a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56cd {
  color: #bc56cd;
}
Background
.bg-bc56cd {
  background-color: #bc56cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56cd {
  border: 2px solid #bc56cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56cd, #cd56a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.25 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.29 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.82 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.99 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.62 #43a932 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56cd  rgb(188, 86, 205)  hsl(291, 54%, 57%)  Medium Orchid
#67cd56  rgb(103, 205, 86)  hsl(111, 54%, 57%)  Mantis
#cdbc56  rgb(205, 188, 86)  hsl(51, 54%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#56cdbc  rgb(86, 205, 188)  hsl(171, 54%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise