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#BC05E4

#bc05e4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc05e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 1.96% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 97.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 289.24°, with 95.71% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #bc05e4
  2. #2de405

Split complementary

  1. #bc05e4
  2. #9de405
  3. #05e44d

Analogous

  1. #4d05e4
  2. #bc05e4
  3. #e4059d

Triadic

  1. #bc05e4
  2. #e4bc05
  3. #05e4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc05e4
  2. #e4052d
  3. #2de405
  4. #05e4bc

Square

  1. #bc05e4
  2. #e44d05
  3. #2de405
  4. #059de4

Monochromatic

  1. #41024e
  2. #7e0399
  3. #bc05e4
  4. #d83bfb
  5. #e786fc

Shades

#bc05e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc05e4
  2. #a905cd
  3. #9604b6
  4. #8404a0
  5. #710389
  6. #5e0372
  7. #4b025b
  8. #380244
  9. #26012e
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc05e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc05e4
  2. #c31ee7
  3. #c937e9
  4. #d050ec
  5. #d769ef
  6. #de82f2
  7. #e49bf4
  8. #ebb4f7
  9. #f2cdfa
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc05e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc05e4
  2. #b611da
  3. #b01ed0
  4. #aa2ac6
  5. #a436bc
  6. #9e43b2
  7. #984fa8
  8. #925b9e
  9. #8c6794
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9559ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1875e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d51e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5ce2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3db4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc05e4 {
  color: #bc05e4;
}
Background
.bg-bc05e4 {
  background-color: #bc05e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc05e4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc05e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc05e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 5 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 96% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc05e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc05e4, #e4059d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc05e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 5 228 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.71 #43fa1b Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc05e4  rgb(188, 5, 228)  hsl(289, 96%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#2de405  rgb(45, 228, 5)  hsl(109, 96%, 46%)  Lime
#e4bc05  rgb(228, 188, 5)  hsl(49, 96%, 46%)  Saffron
#05e4bc  rgb(5, 228, 188)  hsl(169, 96%, 46%)  Caribbean Green