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#BC59CD

#bc59cd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc59cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.29% cyan, 56.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 291.21°, with 53.7% saturation and 57.65% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.2224

Complementary

  1. #bc59cd
  2. #6acd59

Split complementary

  1. #bc59cd
  2. #a4cd59
  3. #59cd82

Analogous

  1. #8259cd
  2. #bc59cd
  3. #cd59a4

Triadic

  1. #bc59cd
  2. #cdbc59
  3. #59cdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc59cd
  2. #cd596a
  3. #6acd59
  4. #59cdbc

Square

  1. #bc59cd
  2. #cd8259
  3. #6acd59
  4. #59a4cd

Monochromatic

  1. #61216c
  2. #9632a7
  3. #bc59cd
  4. #d494df
  5. #ebcff0

Shades

#bc59cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc59cd
  2. #a950b9
  3. #9647a4
  4. #843e90
  5. #71357b
  6. #5e2d67
  7. #4b2452
  8. #381b3e
  9. #261229
  10. #130915
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc59cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc59cd
  2. #c36ad2
  3. #c97ad7
  4. #d08bdc
  5. #d79be1
  6. #deace6
  7. #e4bdeb
  8. #ebcdf0
  9. #f2def5
  10. #f8eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc59cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc59cd
  2. #b65dc5
  3. #b061be
  4. #aa65b6
  5. #a469ae
  6. #9e6da7
  7. #98709f
  8. #927497
  9. #8c788f
  10. #867c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c74a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #437bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6686ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6a8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #856fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9076cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd64a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc59cd {
  color: #bc59cd;
}
Background
.bg-bc59cd {
  background-color: #bc59cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc59cd {
  border: 2px solid #bc59cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc59cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 89 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 54% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc59cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc59cd, #cd59a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc59cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 89 205 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 1.57 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.31 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.63 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.15 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 10.48 #43a632 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc59cd  rgb(188, 89, 205)  hsl(291, 54%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6acd59  rgb(106, 205, 89)  hsl(111, 54%, 58%)  Mantis
#cdbc59  rgb(205, 188, 89)  hsl(51, 54%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#59cdbc  rgb(89, 205, 188)  hsl(171, 54%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise