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#BC0DED

#bc0ded ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc0ded is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 5.1% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 94.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 286.88°, with 89.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 2.31.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1709

Complementary

  1. #bc0ded
  2. #3eed0d

Split complementary

  1. #bc0ded
  2. #aeed0d
  3. #0ded4c

Analogous

  1. #4c0ded
  2. #bc0ded
  3. #ed0dae

Triadic

  1. #bc0ded
  2. #edbc0d
  3. #0dedbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0ded
  2. #ed0d3e
  3. #3eed0d
  4. #0dedbc

Square

  1. #bc0ded
  2. #ed4c0d
  3. #3eed0d
  4. #0daeed

Monochromatic

  1. #49055c
  2. #8209a4
  3. #bc0ded
  4. #d251f5
  5. #e49af9

Shades

#bc0ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0ded
  2. #a90cd5
  3. #960abe
  4. #8409a6
  5. #71088e
  6. #5e0777
  7. #4b055f
  8. #380447
  9. #26032f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0ded
  2. #c325ef
  3. #c93df1
  4. #d056f2
  5. #d76ef4
  6. #de86f6
  7. #e49ef8
  8. #ebb6fa
  9. #f2cffb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0ded
  2. #b619e2
  3. #b024d7
  4. #aa30cc
  5. #a43bc1
  6. #9e47b7
  7. #9852ac
  8. #925ea1
  9. #8c6996
  10. #86758b
  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 #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-bc0ded {
  color: #bc0ded;
}
Background
.bg-bc0ded {
  background-color: #bc0ded;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0ded {
  border: 2px solid #bc0ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 13 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0ded, #ed0dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 13 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.54 #43f212 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0ded  rgb(188, 13, 237)  hsl(287, 90%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3eed0d  rgb(62, 237, 13)  hsl(107, 90%, 49%)  Neon Green
#edbc0d  rgb(237, 188, 13)  hsl(47, 90%, 49%)  Saffron
#0dedbc  rgb(13, 237, 188)  hsl(167, 90%, 49%)  Aquamarine