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#BC56FF

#bc56ff ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc56ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 66.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 276.21°, with 100% saturation and 66.86% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.51.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2457

Complementary

  1. #bc56ff
  2. #99ff56

Split complementary

  1. #bc56ff
  2. #eeff56
  3. #56ff67

Analogous

  1. #6756ff
  2. #bc56ff
  3. #ff56ee

Triadic

  1. #bc56ff
  2. #ffbc56
  3. #56ffbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc56ff
  2. #ff5699
  3. #99ff56
  4. #56ffbc

Square

  1. #bc56ff
  2. #ff6756
  3. #99ff56
  4. #56eeff

Monochromatic

  1. #7100bc
  2. #9e09ff
  3. #bc56ff
  4. #daa2ff
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#bc56ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc56ff
  2. #a94de6
  3. #9645cc
  4. #843cb3
  5. #713499
  6. #5e2b80
  7. #4b2266
  8. #381a4d
  9. #261133
  10. #13091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc56ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc56ff
  2. #c367ff
  3. #c978ff
  4. #d089ff
  5. #d79aff
  6. #deabff
  7. #e4bbff
  8. #ebccff
  9. #f2ddff
  10. #f8eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc56ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc56ff
  2. #b65af2
  3. #b05ee6
  4. #aa63d9
  5. #a467cc
  6. #9e6bc0
  7. #986fb3
  8. #9273a6
  9. #8c7899
  10. #867c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f77c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3689fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b27aa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7774ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8278fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b66dcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc56ff {
  color: #bc56ff;
}
Background
.bg-bc56ff {
  background-color: #bc56ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc56ff {
  border: 2px solid #bc56ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc56ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 86 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc56ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc56ff, #ff56ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc56ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 86 255 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.06 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.82 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.16 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.31 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.97 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.97 #43a900 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc56ff  rgb(188, 86, 255)  hsl(276, 100%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#99ff56  rgb(153, 255, 86)  hsl(96, 100%, 67%)  Chartreuse
#ffbc56  rgb(255, 188, 86)  hsl(36, 100%, 67%)  Pastel Orange
#56ffbc  rgb(86, 255, 188)  hsl(156, 100%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green