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#BC04EA

#bc04ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc04ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 1.57% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 98.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 96.64% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1672

Complementary

  1. #bc04ea
  2. #32ea04

Split complementary

  1. #bc04ea
  2. #a5ea04
  3. #04ea49

Analogous

  1. #4904ea
  2. #bc04ea
  3. #ea04a5

Triadic

  1. #bc04ea
  2. #eabc04
  3. #04eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc04ea
  2. #ea0432
  3. #32ea04
  4. #04eabc

Square

  1. #bc04ea
  2. #ea4904
  3. #32ea04
  4. #04a5ea

Monochromatic

  1. #430154
  2. #80039f
  3. #bc04ea
  4. #d63ffc
  5. #e68afd

Shades

#bc04ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc04ea
  2. #a904d3
  3. #9603bb
  4. #8403a4
  5. #71028c
  6. #5e0275
  7. #4b025e
  8. #380146
  9. #26012f
  10. #130017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc04ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc04ea
  2. #c31dec
  3. #c936ee
  4. #d04ff0
  5. #d768f2
  6. #de82f5
  7. #e49bf7
  8. #ebb4f9
  9. #f2cdfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc04ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc04ea
  2. #b610df
  3. #b01dd5
  4. #aa29ca
  5. #a436c0
  6. #9e42b5
  7. #984eaa
  8. #925ba0
  9. #8c6795
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9559af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9518a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b52ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc04ea {
  color: #bc04ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc04ea {
  background-color: #bc04ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc04ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc04ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc04ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 4 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc04ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc04ea, #ea04a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc04ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 4 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.22 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.03 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #43fb15 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc04ea  rgb(188, 4, 234)  hsl(288, 97%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#32ea04  rgb(50, 234, 4)  hsl(108, 97%, 47%)  Lime
#eabc04  rgb(234, 188, 4)  hsl(48, 97%, 47%)  Saffron
#04eabc  rgb(4, 234, 188)  hsl(168, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine