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#BC56EE

#bc56ee ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56ee is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.73% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.01% cyan, 63.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 280.26°, with 81.72% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.2352

Complementary

  1. #bc56ee
  2. #88ee56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56ee
  2. #d4ee56
  3. #56ee70

Analogous

  1. #7056ee
  2. #bc56ee
  3. #ee56d4

Triadic

  1. #bc56ee
  2. #eebc56
  3. #56eebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56ee
  2. #ee5688
  3. #88ee56
  4. #56eebc

Square

  1. #bc56ee
  2. #ee7056
  3. #88ee56
  4. #56d4ee

Monochromatic

  1. #6d109b
  2. #9e17e1
  3. #bc56ee
  4. #d89cf5
  5. #f3e1fc

Shades

#bc56ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56ee
  2. #a94dd6
  3. #9645be
  4. #843ca7
  5. #71348f
  6. #5e2b77
  7. #4b225f
  8. #381a47
  9. #261130
  10. #130918
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56ee
  2. #c367f0
  3. #c978f1
  4. #d089f3
  5. #d79af5
  6. #deabf7
  7. #e4bbf8
  8. #ebccfa
  9. #f2ddfc
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56ee
  2. #b65ae3
  3. #b05ed8
  4. #aa63cd
  5. #a467c2
  6. #9e6bb7
  7. #986fac
  8. #9273a1
  9. #8c7896
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e75b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b87ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7749b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c71f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8777ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b969c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56ee {
  color: #bc56ee;
}
Background
.bg-bc56ee {
  background-color: #bc56ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56ee {
  border: 2px solid #bc56ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56ee, #ee56d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 238 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.14 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.91 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.11 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.25 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.68 #43a911 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56ee  rgb(188, 86, 238)  hsl(280, 82%, 64%)  Medium Orchid
#88ee56  rgb(136, 238, 86)  hsl(100, 82%, 64%)  Inchworm
#eebc56  rgb(238, 188, 86)  hsl(40, 82%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#56eebc  rgb(86, 238, 188)  hsl(160, 82%, 64%)  Aquamarine