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#BC0CE4

#bc0ce4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc0ce4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 4.71% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 94.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 288.89°, with 90% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.1656

Complementary

  1. #bc0ce4
  2. #34e40c

Split complementary

  1. #bc0ce4
  2. #a0e40c
  3. #0ce450

Analogous

  1. #500ce4
  2. #bc0ce4
  3. #e40ca0

Triadic

  1. #bc0ce4
  2. #e4bc0c
  3. #0ce4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0ce4
  2. #e40c34
  3. #34e40c
  4. #0ce4bc

Square

  1. #bc0ce4
  2. #e4500c
  3. #34e40c
  4. #0ca0e4

Monochromatic

  1. #440453
  2. #80089b
  3. #bc0ce4
  4. #d547f5
  5. #e690f9

Shades

#bc0ce4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0ce4
  2. #a90bcd
  3. #960ab6
  4. #8408a0
  5. #710789
  6. #5e0672
  7. #4b055b
  8. #380444
  9. #26022e
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0ce4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0ce4
  2. #c324e7
  3. #c93de9
  4. #d055ec
  5. #d76def
  6. #de86f2
  7. #e49ef4
  8. #ebb6f7
  9. #f2cefa
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0ce4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0ce4
  2. #b618da
  3. #b023d0
  4. #aa2fc6
  5. #a43abc
  6. #9e46b2
  7. #9852a8
  8. #925d9e
  9. #8c6994
  10. #86748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9559ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b76e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba4f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d52e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5de2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0ce4 {
  color: #bc0ce4;
}
Background
.bg-bc0ce4 {
  background-color: #bc0ce4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0ce4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc0ce4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0ce4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 12 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0ce4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0ce4, #e40ca0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0ce4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 12 228 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.20 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.09 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.49 #43f31b Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0ce4  rgb(188, 12, 228)  hsl(289, 90%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#34e40c  rgb(52, 228, 12)  hsl(109, 90%, 47%)  Lime
#e4bc0c  rgb(228, 188, 12)  hsl(49, 90%, 47%)  Saffron
#0ce4bc  rgb(12, 228, 188)  hsl(169, 90%, 47%)  Caribbean Green