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#BC87BF

#bc87bf ≈ Wisteria

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bc87bf is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 296.79°, with 30.43% saturation and 63.92% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wisteria (#c9a0dc), ΔE 7.34.

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Relative luminance0.3178

Complementary

  1. #bc87bf
  2. #8abf87

Split complementary

  1. #bc87bf
  2. #a6bf87
  3. #87bfa0

Analogous

  1. #a087bf
  2. #bc87bf
  3. #bf87a6

Triadic

  1. #bc87bf
  2. #bfbc87
  3. #87bfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc87bf
  2. #bf878a
  3. #8abf87
  4. #87bfbc

Square

  1. #bc87bf
  2. #bfa087
  3. #8abf87
  4. #87a6bf

Monochromatic

  1. #6e3c71
  2. #9f57a3
  3. #bc87bf
  4. #d8b9da
  5. #f4ebf4

Shades

#bc87bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc87bf
  2. #a97aac
  3. #966c99
  4. #845f86
  5. #715173
  6. #5e4460
  7. #4b364c
  8. #382939
  9. #261b26
  10. #130e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc87bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc87bf
  2. #c393c5
  3. #c99fcc
  4. #d0abd2
  5. #d7b7d9
  6. #dec3df
  7. #e4cfe5
  8. #ebdbec
  9. #f2e7f2
  10. #f8f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc87bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc87bf
  2. #b686b9
  3. #b086b2
  4. #aa85ac
  5. #a484a6
  6. #9e84a0
  7. #988399
  8. #928293
  9. #8c818d
  10. #868186
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a892a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8295c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f9bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf8c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d8fc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a394be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be8aab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc87bf {
  color: #bc87bf;
}
Background
.bg-bc87bf {
  background-color: #bc87bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc87bf {
  border: 2px solid #bc87bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc87bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc87bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc87bf, #bf87a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc87bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 7.34 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 7.68 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.03 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 8.15 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.21 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.84 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.22 #437840 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Wisteria
#bc87bf  rgb(188, 135, 191)  hsl(297, 30%, 64%)  Wisteria
#8abf87  rgb(138, 191, 135)  hsl(117, 30%, 64%)  Dark Sea Green
#bfbc87  rgb(191, 188, 135)  hsl(57, 30%, 64%)  Sage
#87bfbc  rgb(135, 191, 188)  hsl(177, 30%, 64%)  Opal