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#BC0AED

#bc0aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc0aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 3.92% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 95.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 287.05°, with 91.9% saturation and 48.43% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #bc0aed
  2. #3bed0a

Split complementary

  1. #bc0aed
  2. #aced0a
  3. #0aed4b

Analogous

  1. #4b0aed
  2. #bc0aed
  3. #ed0aac

Triadic

  1. #bc0aed
  2. #edbc0a
  3. #0aedbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0aed
  2. #ed0a3b
  3. #3bed0a
  4. #0aedbc

Square

  1. #bc0aed
  2. #ed4b0a
  3. #3bed0a
  4. #0aaced

Monochromatic

  1. #48045a
  2. #8207a4
  3. #bc0aed
  4. #d24cf7
  5. #e595fb

Shades

#bc0aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0aed
  2. #a909d5
  3. #9608be
  4. #8407a6
  5. #71068e
  6. #5e0577
  7. #4b045f
  8. #380347
  9. #26022f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0aed
  2. #c323ef
  3. #c93bf1
  4. #d054f2
  5. #d76cf4
  6. #de85f6
  7. #e49df8
  8. #ebb6fa
  9. #f2cefb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0aed
  2. #b616e2
  3. #b022d7
  4. #aa2dcc
  5. #a439c1
  6. #9e45b7
  7. #9851ac
  8. #925da1
  9. #8c6896
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8548c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a54f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba42bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0aed {
  color: #bc0aed;
}
Background
.bg-bc0aed {
  background-color: #bc0aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0aed {
  border: 2px solid #bc0aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 10 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0aed, #ed0aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 10 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.02 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.47 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.63 #43f512 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0aed  rgb(188, 10, 237)  hsl(287, 92%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#3bed0a  rgb(59, 237, 10)  hsl(107, 92%, 48%)  Neon Green
#edbc0a  rgb(237, 188, 10)  hsl(47, 92%, 48%)  Saffron
#0aedbc  rgb(10, 237, 188)  hsl(167, 92%, 48%)  Aquamarine