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#BC0BED

#bc0bed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc0bed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 4.31% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 95.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 286.99°, with 91.13% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1705

Complementary

  1. #bc0bed
  2. #3ced0b

Split complementary

  1. #bc0bed
  2. #aded0b
  3. #0bed4b

Analogous

  1. #4b0bed
  2. #bc0bed
  3. #ed0bad

Triadic

  1. #bc0bed
  2. #edbc0b
  3. #0bedbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0bed
  2. #ed0b3c
  3. #3ced0b
  4. #0bedbc

Square

  1. #bc0bed
  2. #ed4b0b
  3. #3ced0b
  4. #0baded

Monochromatic

  1. #48045b
  2. #8208a4
  3. #bc0bed
  4. #d24ef7
  5. #e597fa

Shades

#bc0bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0bed
  2. #a90ad5
  3. #9609be
  4. #8408a6
  5. #71078e
  6. #5e0677
  7. #4b045f
  8. #380347
  9. #26022f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0bed
  2. #c323ef
  3. #c93cf1
  4. #d054f2
  5. #d76df4
  6. #de85f6
  7. #e49df8
  8. #ebb6fa
  9. #f2cefb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0bed
  2. #b617e2
  3. #b022d7
  4. #aa2ecc
  5. #a43ac1
  6. #9e46b7
  7. #9851ac
  8. #925da1
  9. #8c6996
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965bb1 ≈ 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-bc0bed {
  color: #bc0bed;
}
Background
.bg-bc0bed {
  background-color: #bc0bed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0bed {
  border: 2px solid #bc0bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 11 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0bed, #ed0bad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 11 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.48 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.60 #43f412 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0bed  rgb(188, 11, 237)  hsl(287, 91%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3ced0b  rgb(60, 237, 11)  hsl(107, 91%, 49%)  Neon Green
#edbc0b  rgb(237, 188, 11)  hsl(47, 91%, 49%)  Saffron
#0bedbc  rgb(11, 237, 188)  hsl(167, 91%, 49%)  Aquamarine