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#BC56FD

#bc56fd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56fd 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 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.69% cyan, 66.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 276.65°, with 97.66% saturation and 66.47% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.24.

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Relative luminance0.2444

Complementary

  1. #bc56fd
  2. #97fd56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56fd
  2. #eafd56
  3. #56fd69

Analogous

  1. #6956fd
  2. #bc56fd
  3. #fd56ea

Triadic

  1. #bc56fd
  2. #fdbc56
  3. #56fdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56fd
  2. #fd5697
  3. #97fd56
  4. #56fdbc

Square

  1. #bc56fd
  2. #fd6956
  3. #97fd56
  4. #56eafd

Monochromatic

  1. #7102b8
  2. #9e0afc
  3. #bc56fd
  4. #daa2fe
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#bc56fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56fd
  2. #a94de4
  3. #9645ca
  4. #843cb1
  5. #713498
  6. #5e2b7f
  7. #4b2265
  8. #381a4c
  9. #261133
  10. #130919
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56fd
  2. #c367fd
  3. #c978fd
  4. #d089fe
  5. #d79afe
  6. #deabfe
  7. #e4bbfe
  8. #ebccfe
  9. #f2ddff
  10. #f8eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56fd
  2. #b65af1
  3. #b05ee4
  4. #aa63d8
  5. #a467cb
  6. #9e6bbf
  7. #986fb2
  8. #9273a6
  9. #8c7899
  10. #867c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f77c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3989f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b379a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7774ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8378fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b66dcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56fd {
  color: #bc56fd;
}
Background
.bg-bc56fd {
  background-color: #bc56fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56fd {
  border: 2px solid #bc56fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 98% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56fd, #fd56ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 253 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.24 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.00 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.65 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.15 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.91 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.91 #43a902 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56fd  rgb(188, 86, 253)  hsl(277, 98%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#97fd56  rgb(151, 253, 86)  hsl(97, 98%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fdbc56  rgb(253, 188, 86)  hsl(37, 98%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#56fdbc  rgb(86, 253, 188)  hsl(157, 98%, 66%)  Aquamarine