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#BC56DF

#bc56df ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.73% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 61.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 284.67°, with 68.16% saturation and 60.59% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.2267

Complementary

  1. #bc56df
  2. #79df56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56df
  2. #bedf56
  3. #56df78

Analogous

  1. #7856df
  2. #bc56df
  3. #df56be

Triadic

  1. #bc56df
  2. #dfbc56
  3. #56dfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56df
  2. #df5679
  3. #79df56
  4. #56dfbc

Square

  1. #bc56df
  2. #df7856
  3. #79df56
  4. #56bedf

Monochromatic

  1. #681983
  2. #9b25c3
  3. #bc56df
  4. #d696eb
  5. #efd7f7

Shades

#bc56df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56df
  2. #a94dc9
  3. #9645b2
  4. #843c9c
  5. #713486
  6. #5e2b70
  7. #4b2259
  8. #381a43
  9. #26112d
  10. #130916
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56df
  2. #c367e2
  3. #c978e5
  4. #d089e9
  5. #d79aec
  6. #deabef
  7. #e4bbf2
  8. #ebccf5
  9. #f2ddf9
  10. #f8eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56df
  2. #b65ad6
  3. #b05ecc
  4. #aa63c3
  5. #a467b9
  6. #9e6bb0
  7. #986fa6
  8. #92739d
  9. #8c7893
  10. #867c8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d74af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a7de3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5886dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba6e93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #806fe2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b76dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb65b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56df {
  color: #bc56df;
}
Background
.bg-bc56df {
  background-color: #bc56df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56df {
  border: 2px solid #bc56df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 68% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56df, #df56be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 223 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.90 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.02 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.46 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.25 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.49 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.51 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.77 #43a920 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56df  rgb(188, 86, 223)  hsl(285, 68%, 61%)  Medium Orchid
#79df56  rgb(121, 223, 86)  hsl(105, 68%, 61%)  Pastel Green
#dfbc56  rgb(223, 188, 86)  hsl(45, 68%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#56dfbc  rgb(86, 223, 188)  hsl(165, 68%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine