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#BC61BA

#bc61ba ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#bc61ba is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 38.04% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.4% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 301.32°, with 40.44% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.2279

Complementary

  1. #bc61ba
  2. #61bc63

Split complementary

  1. #bc61ba
  2. #8cbc61
  3. #61bc90

Analogous

  1. #9061bc
  2. #bc61ba
  3. #bc618c

Triadic

  1. #bc61ba
  2. #babc61
  3. #61babc

Tetradic

  1. #bc61ba
  2. #bc6361
  3. #61bc63
  4. #61babc

Square

  1. #bc61ba
  2. #bc9061
  3. #61bc63
  4. #618cbc

Monochromatic

  1. #5d275c
  2. #923e91
  3. #bc61ba
  4. #d397d1
  5. #eacce9

Shades

#bc61ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc61ba
  2. #a957a7
  3. #964e95
  4. #844482
  5. #713a70
  6. #5e315d
  7. #4b274a
  8. #381d38
  9. #261325
  10. #130a13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc61ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc61ba
  2. #c371c1
  3. #c981c8
  4. #d090cf
  5. #d7a0d6
  6. #deb0dd
  7. #e4c0e3
  8. #ebd0ea
  9. #f2dff1
  10. #f8eff8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc61ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc61ba
  2. #b664b4
  3. #b067ae
  4. #aa6aa9
  5. #a46da3
  6. #9e719d
  7. #987497
  8. #927791
  9. #8c7a8c
  10. #867d86
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d779c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a7cbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7488b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c16a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c72bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #967ab8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf679d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc61ba {
  color: #bc61ba;
}
Background
.bg-bc61ba {
  background-color: #bc61ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc61ba {
  border: 2px solid #bc61ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc61ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 97 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc61ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc61ba, #bc618c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc61ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 97 186 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.75 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.35 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.13 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.41 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.44 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.43 #439e45 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#bc61ba  rgb(188, 97, 186)  hsl(301, 40%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#61bc63  rgb(97, 188, 99)  hsl(121, 40%, 56%)  Mantis
#babc61  rgb(186, 188, 97)  hsl(61, 40%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#61babc  rgb(97, 186, 188)  hsl(181, 40%, 56%)  Verdigris