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#BC00DB

#bc00db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc00db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 0% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 291.51°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.1581

Complementary

  1. #bc00db
  2. #1fdb00

Split complementary

  1. #bc00db
  2. #8cdb00
  3. #00db4f

Analogous

  1. #4f00db
  2. #bc00db
  3. #db008c

Triadic

  1. #bc00db
  2. #dbbc00
  3. #00dbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc00db
  2. #db001f
  3. #1fdb00
  4. #00dbbc

Square

  1. #bc00db
  2. #db4f00
  3. #1fdb00
  4. #008cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #390042
  2. #7a008e
  3. #bc00db
  4. #e128ff
  5. #eb75ff

Shades

#bc00db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc00db
  2. #a900c5
  3. #9600af
  4. #840099
  5. #710083
  6. #5e006e
  7. #4b0058
  8. #380042
  9. #26002c
  10. #130016
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc00db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc00db
  2. #c31adf
  3. #c933e2
  4. #d04de6
  5. #d766e9
  6. #de80ed
  7. #e499f1
  8. #ebb3f4
  9. #f2ccf8
  10. #f8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc00db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc00db
  2. #b60dd2
  3. #b01ac9
  4. #aa26c0
  5. #a433b7
  6. #9e40ae
  7. #984da4
  8. #925a9b
  9. #8c6692
  10. #867389
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9457a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a74d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4880 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f4ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc38ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc00db {
  color: #bc00db;
}
Background
.bg-bc00db {
  background-color: #bc00db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc00db {
  border: 2px solid #bc00db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc00db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 0 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc00db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc00db, #db008c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc00db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 0 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.96 #43ff24 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc00db  rgb(188, 0, 219)  hsl(292, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#1fdb00  rgb(31, 219, 0)  hsl(112, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dbbc00  rgb(219, 188, 0)  hsl(52, 100%, 43%)  Old Gold
#00dbbc  rgb(0, 219, 188)  hsl(172, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise