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#BC0DEE

#bc0dee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc0dee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.01% cyan, 94.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.67°, with 89.64% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1715

Complementary

  1. #bc0dee
  2. #3fee0d

Split complementary

  1. #bc0dee
  2. #b0ee0d
  3. #0dee4c

Analogous

  1. #4c0dee
  2. #bc0dee
  3. #ee0db0

Triadic

  1. #bc0dee
  2. #eebc0d
  3. #0deebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0dee
  2. #ee0d3f
  3. #3fee0d
  4. #0deebc

Square

  1. #bc0dee
  2. #ee4c0d
  3. #3fee0d
  4. #0db0ee

Monochromatic

  1. #49055d
  2. #8309a5
  3. #bc0dee
  4. #d152f6
  5. #e49bfa

Shades

#bc0dee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0dee
  2. #a90cd6
  3. #960abe
  4. #8409a7
  5. #71088f
  6. #5e0777
  7. #4b055f
  8. #380447
  9. #260330
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0dee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0dee
  2. #c325f0
  3. #c93df1
  4. #d056f3
  5. #d76ef5
  6. #de86f7
  7. #e49ef8
  8. #ebb6fa
  9. #f2cffc
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0dee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0dee
  2. #b619e3
  3. #b024d8
  4. #aa30cd
  5. #a43bc2
  6. #9e47b7
  7. #9852ac
  8. #925ea1
  9. #8c6996
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf3 ≈ 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 #ba43bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0dee {
  color: #bc0dee;
}
Background
.bg-bc0dee {
  background-color: #bc0dee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0dee {
  border: 2px solid #bc0dee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0dee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 13 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0dee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0dee, #ee0db0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0dee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 13 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.04 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.55 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.60 #43f211 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0dee  rgb(188, 13, 238)  hsl(287, 90%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3fee0d  rgb(63, 238, 13)  hsl(107, 90%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eebc0d  rgb(238, 188, 13)  hsl(47, 90%, 49%)  Saffron
#0deebc  rgb(13, 238, 188)  hsl(167, 90%, 49%)  Aquamarine