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#BC08DA

#bc08da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc08da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 3.14% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.76% cyan, 96.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, with 92.92% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.95.

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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #bc08da
  2. #26da08

Split complementary

  1. #bc08da
  2. #8fda08
  3. #08da53

Analogous

  1. #5308da
  2. #bc08da
  3. #da088f

Triadic

  1. #bc08da
  2. #dabc08
  3. #08dabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc08da
  2. #da0826
  3. #26da08
  4. #08dabc

Square

  1. #bc08da
  2. #da5308
  3. #26da08
  4. #088fda

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0346
  2. #7c0590
  3. #bc08da
  4. #dc37f8
  5. #e981fa

Shades

#bc08da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc08da
  2. #a907c4
  3. #9606ae
  4. #840699
  5. #710583
  6. #5e046d
  7. #4b0357
  8. #380241
  9. #26022c
  10. #130116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc08da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc08da
  2. #c321de
  3. #c939e1
  4. #d052e5
  5. #d76be9
  6. #de84ed
  7. #e49cf0
  8. #ebb5f4
  9. #f2cef8
  10. #f8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc08da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc08da
  2. #b614d1
  3. #b020c8
  4. #aa2cbf
  5. #a438b6
  6. #9e44ad
  7. #9850a4
  8. #925c9b
  9. #8c6892
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9458a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e74d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4980 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc39ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc08da {
  color: #bc08da;
}
Background
.bg-bc08da {
  background-color: #bc08da;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc08da {
  border: 2px solid #bc08da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc08da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 8 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 93% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc08da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc08da, #da088f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc08da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 8 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.07 #43f725 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc08da  rgb(188, 8, 218)  hsl(291, 93%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#26da08  rgb(38, 218, 8)  hsl(111, 93%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dabc08  rgb(218, 188, 8)  hsl(51, 93%, 44%)  Old Gold
#08dabc  rgb(8, 218, 188)  hsl(171, 93%, 44%)  Turquoise