Information about #BC27BE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BC27BE falls into the Magenta Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 39, 190) — 73.7% red, 15.3% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 59 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BC27BE reads as a strongly colored electric magenta and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Barney (#AC1DB8). Slightly further away sit Steel Pink (#CC33CC) and Purpley Pink (#C83CB9).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 39, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC27BE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC27BE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC27BE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC27BE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#701772

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Black

#000000

#BC27BE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC27BE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BC27BE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#27BE70
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#75BE27
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#BE272A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#BE7027
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#2775BE
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Nearest named colors to #BC27BE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Barney color link
Barney

#AC1DB8

Steel Pink color link
Steel Pink

#CC33CC

Purpley Pink color link
Purpley Pink

#C83CB9

Byzantine color link
Byzantine

#BD33A4

Papirini Pink color link
Papirini Pink

#DB1FD4

Pinky Purple color link
Pinky Purple

#C94CBE

Dark Orchid color link
Dark Orchid

#9932CC

Purple Flower color link
Purple Flower

#A74AC7

Heliotrope Magenta color link
Heliotrope Magenta

#AA00BB

Deep Magenta color link
Deep Magenta

#CC00CC

Purply color link
Purply

#983FB2

Moderate Magenta color link
Moderate Magenta

#A84AA8

#BC27BE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC27BE
  • RGB188, 39, 190
  • CMYK1, 59, 0, 25
  • HSL299°, 66%, 45%
  • HSL Precise299.205°, 65.939%, 44.902%
  • HSV299°, 79%, 75%
  • HSB299°, 79%, 75%
  • HEX IDBC27BE
  • DECIMAL ID12330942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
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