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#BC06E8

#bc06e8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06e8 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 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 97.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 288.32°, with 94.96% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1665

Complementary

  1. #bc06e8
  2. #32e806

Split complementary

  1. #bc06e8
  2. #a3e806
  3. #06e84b

Analogous

  1. #4b06e8
  2. #bc06e8
  3. #e806a3

Triadic

  1. #bc06e8
  2. #e8bc06
  3. #06e8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06e8
  2. #e80632
  3. #32e806
  4. #06e8bc

Square

  1. #bc06e8
  2. #e84b06
  3. #32e806
  4. #06a3e8

Monochromatic

  1. #430253
  2. #80049d
  3. #bc06e8
  4. #d640fa
  5. #e68bfc

Shades

#bc06e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06e8
  2. #a905d1
  3. #9605ba
  4. #8404a2
  5. #71048b
  6. #5e0374
  7. #4b025d
  8. #380246
  9. #26012e
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06e8
  2. #c31fea
  3. #c938ed
  4. #d051ef
  5. #d76af1
  6. #de83f4
  7. #e49bf6
  8. #ebb4f8
  9. #f2cdfa
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06e8
  2. #b612de
  3. #b01ed3
  4. #aa2bc9
  5. #a437be
  6. #9e43b4
  7. #984faa
  8. #925b9f
  9. #8c6895
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9559ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0876e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c52eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5de6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3fb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06e8 {
  color: #bc06e8;
}
Background
.bg-bc06e8 {
  background-color: #bc06e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06e8 {
  border: 2px solid #bc06e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06e8, #e806a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.12 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.12 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.69 #43f917 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc06e8  rgb(188, 6, 232)  hsl(288, 95%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#32e806  rgb(50, 232, 6)  hsl(108, 95%, 47%)  Lime
#e8bc06  rgb(232, 188, 6)  hsl(48, 95%, 47%)  Saffron
#06e8bc  rgb(6, 232, 188)  hsl(168, 95%, 47%)  Aquamarine