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#BC06E6

#bc06e6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06e6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 2.35% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.26% cyan, 97.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 288.75°, with 94.92% saturation and 46.27% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1653

Complementary

  1. #bc06e6
  2. #30e606

Split complementary

  1. #bc06e6
  2. #a0e606
  3. #06e64c

Analogous

  1. #4c06e6
  2. #bc06e6
  3. #e606a0

Triadic

  1. #bc06e6
  2. #e6bc06
  3. #06e6bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06e6
  2. #e60630
  3. #30e606
  4. #06e6bc

Square

  1. #bc06e6
  2. #e64c06
  3. #30e606
  4. #06a0e6

Monochromatic

  1. #420251
  2. #7f049b
  3. #bc06e6
  4. #d73efa
  5. #e689fc

Shades

#bc06e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06e6
  2. #a905cf
  3. #9605b8
  4. #8404a1
  5. #71048a
  6. #5e0373
  7. #4b025c
  8. #380245
  9. #26012e
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06e6
  2. #c31fe9
  3. #c938eb
  4. #d051ee
  5. #d76af0
  6. #de83f3
  7. #e49bf5
  8. #ebb4f8
  9. #f2cdfa
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06e6
  2. #b612dc
  3. #b01ed2
  4. #aa2bc7
  5. #a437bd
  6. #9e43b3
  7. #984fa9
  8. #925b9f
  9. #8c6894
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9559ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1276e2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c51e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d5de4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3eb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06e6 {
  color: #bc06e6;
}
Background
.bg-bc06e6 {
  background-color: #bc06e6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06e6 {
  border: 2px solid #bc06e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 95% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06e6, #e606a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 230 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.68 #43f919 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc06e6  rgb(188, 6, 230)  hsl(289, 95%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#30e606  rgb(48, 230, 6)  hsl(109, 95%, 46%)  Lime
#e6bc06  rgb(230, 188, 6)  hsl(49, 95%, 46%)  Saffron
#06e6bc  rgb(6, 230, 188)  hsl(169, 95%, 46%)  Caribbean Green