Close to Medium Orchid

#BC3EC6

#BC3EC6 is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 24.3% green, and 77.6% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 54% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC3EC6 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BC3EC6
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BC3EC6?

#BC3EC6 is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Medium Orchid. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 24.3% green, and 77.6% blue. Its hue is 296°, with 54% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BC3EC6 in RGB?

#BC3EC6 is rgb(188, 62, 198): 188 red, 62 green, and 198 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BC3EC6 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(5, 69, 0, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BC3EC6?

PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BC3EC6?

Its complement #008A0B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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