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#BC59EA

#bc59ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc59ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.9% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 61.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 280.97°, with 77.54% saturation and 63.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.2378

Complementary

  1. #bc59ea
  2. #87ea59

Split complementary

  1. #bc59ea
  2. #cfea59
  3. #59ea73

Analogous

  1. #7359ea
  2. #bc59ea
  3. #ea59cf

Triadic

  1. #bc59ea
  2. #eabc59
  3. #59eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc59ea
  2. #ea5987
  3. #87ea59
  4. #59eabc

Square

  1. #bc59ea
  2. #ea7359
  3. #87ea59
  4. #59cfea

Monochromatic

  1. #6d1397
  2. #9e1cdb
  3. #bc59ea
  4. #d79df3
  5. #f3e1fb

Shades

#bc59ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc59ea
  2. #a950d3
  3. #9647bb
  4. #843ea4
  5. #71358c
  6. #5e2d75
  7. #4b245e
  8. #381b46
  9. #26122f
  10. #130917
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc59ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc59ea
  2. #c36aec
  3. #c97aee
  4. #d08bf0
  5. #d79bf2
  6. #deacf5
  7. #e4bdf7
  8. #ebcdf9
  9. #f2defb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc59ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc59ea
  2. #b65ddf
  3. #b061d5
  4. #aa65ca
  5. #a469c0
  6. #9e6db5
  7. #9870aa
  8. #9274a0
  9. #8c7895
  10. #867c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e76b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e81ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5188e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8749a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e73ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8978e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b96abf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc59ea {
  color: #bc59ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc59ea {
  background-color: #bc59ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc59ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc59ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc59ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 89 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 78% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc59ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc59ea, #ea59cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc59ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 89 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.54 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.80 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.89 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.89 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.73 #43a615 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc59ea  rgb(188, 89, 234)  hsl(281, 78%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#87ea59  rgb(135, 234, 89)  hsl(101, 78%, 63%)  Inchworm
#eabc59  rgb(234, 188, 89)  hsl(41, 78%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#59eabc  rgb(89, 234, 188)  hsl(161, 78%, 63%)  Aquamarine