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#BC56FB

#bc56fb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56fb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 33.73% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 65.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 277.09°, with 95.38% saturation and 66.08% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.2431

Complementary

  1. #bc56fb
  2. #95fb56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56fb
  2. #e8fb56
  3. #56fb6a

Analogous

  1. #6a56fb
  2. #bc56fb
  3. #fb56e8

Triadic

  1. #bc56fb
  2. #fbbc56
  3. #56fbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56fb
  2. #fb5695
  3. #95fb56
  4. #56fbbc

Square

  1. #bc56fb
  2. #fb6a56
  3. #95fb56
  4. #56e8fb

Monochromatic

  1. #7104b4
  2. #9e0bf9
  3. #bc56fb
  4. #daa1fd
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#bc56fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56fb
  2. #a94de2
  3. #9645c9
  4. #843cb0
  5. #713497
  6. #5e2b7e
  7. #4b2264
  8. #381a4b
  9. #261132
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56fb
  2. #c367fb
  3. #c978fc
  4. #d089fc
  5. #d79afd
  6. #deabfd
  7. #e4bbfd
  8. #ebccfe
  9. #f2ddfe
  10. #f8eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56fb
  2. #b65aef
  3. #b05ee2
  4. #aa63d6
  5. #a467ca
  6. #9e6bbe
  7. #986fb1
  8. #9273a5
  9. #8c7899
  10. #867c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f77c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c89f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b379a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7874fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8378f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b76ccc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56fb {
  color: #bc56fb;
}
Background
.bg-bc56fb {
  background-color: #bc56fb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56fb {
  border: 2px solid #bc56fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56fb, #fb56e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 251 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.97 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.96 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.49 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.14 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.21 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.86 #43a904 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56fb  rgb(188, 86, 251)  hsl(277, 95%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#95fb56  rgb(149, 251, 86)  hsl(97, 95%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fbbc56  rgb(251, 188, 86)  hsl(37, 95%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#56fbbc  rgb(86, 251, 188)  hsl(157, 95%, 66%)  Aquamarine