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#BC0BEE

#bc0bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc0bee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.01% cyan, 95.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.78°, with 91.16% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.171

Complementary

  1. #bc0bee
  2. #3dee0b

Split complementary

  1. #bc0bee
  2. #afee0b
  3. #0bee4a

Analogous

  1. #4a0bee
  2. #bc0bee
  3. #ee0baf

Triadic

  1. #bc0bee
  2. #eebc0b
  3. #0beebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0bee
  2. #ee0b3d
  3. #3dee0b
  4. #0beebc

Square

  1. #bc0bee
  2. #ee4a0b
  3. #3dee0b
  4. #0bafee

Monochromatic

  1. #48045c
  2. #8208a5
  3. #bc0bee
  4. #d24ff7
  5. #e598fa

Shades

#bc0bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0bee
  2. #a90ad6
  3. #9609be
  4. #8408a7
  5. #71078f
  6. #5e0677
  7. #4b045f
  8. #380347
  9. #260230
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0bee
  2. #c323f0
  3. #c93cf1
  4. #d054f3
  5. #d76df5
  6. #de85f7
  7. #e49df8
  8. #ebb6fa
  9. #f2cefc
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0bee
  2. #b617e3
  3. #b022d8
  4. #aa2ecd
  5. #a43ac2
  6. #9e46b7
  7. #9851ac
  8. #925da1
  9. #8c6996
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8558d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a54f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba42bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0bee {
  color: #bc0bee;
}
Background
.bg-bc0bee {
  background-color: #bc0bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0bee {
  border: 2px solid #bc0bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 11 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0bee, #ee0baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 11 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.08 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.62 #43f411 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0bee  rgb(188, 11, 238)  hsl(287, 91%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3dee0b  rgb(61, 238, 11)  hsl(107, 91%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eebc0b  rgb(238, 188, 11)  hsl(47, 91%, 49%)  Saffron
#0beebc  rgb(11, 238, 188)  hsl(167, 91%, 49%)  Aquamarine