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#BC0BFA

#bc0bfa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc0bfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 95.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 284.44°, with 95.98% saturation and 51.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.72.

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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #bc0bfa
  2. #49fa0b

Split complementary

  1. #bc0bfa
  2. #c0fa0b
  3. #0bfa45

Analogous

  1. #450bfa
  2. #bc0bfa
  3. #fa0bc0

Triadic

  1. #bc0bfa
  2. #fabc0b
  3. #0bfabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0bfa
  2. #fa0b49
  3. #49fa0b
  4. #0bfabc

Square

  1. #bc0bfa
  2. #fa450b
  3. #49fa0b
  4. #0bc0fa

Monochromatic

  1. #4f026a
  2. #8704b5
  3. #bc0bfa
  4. #d156fc
  5. #e5a1fd

Shades

#bc0bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0bfa
  2. #a90ae1
  3. #9609c8
  4. #8408af
  5. #710796
  6. #5e067d
  7. #4b0464
  8. #38034b
  9. #260232
  10. #130119
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0bfa
  2. #c323fb
  3. #c93cfb
  4. #d054fc
  5. #d76dfc
  6. #de85fd
  7. #e49dfd
  8. #ebb6fe
  9. #f2cefe
  10. #f8e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0bfa
  2. #b617ee
  3. #b022e2
  4. #aa2ed5
  5. #a43ac9
  6. #9e46bd
  7. #9851b1
  8. #925da5
  9. #8c6998
  10. #86748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975dba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b848c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0bfa {
  color: #bc0bfa;
}
Background
.bg-bc0bfa {
  background-color: #bc0bfa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0bfa {
  border: 2px solid #bc0bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 11 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0bfa, #fa0bc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 11 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.55 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.85 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.40 #43f405 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0bfa  rgb(188, 11, 250)  hsl(284, 96%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49fa0b  rgb(73, 250, 11)  hsl(104, 96%, 51%)  Harlequin
#fabc0b  rgb(250, 188, 11)  hsl(44, 96%, 51%)  Amber
#0bfabc  rgb(11, 250, 188)  hsl(164, 96%, 51%)  Aquamarine