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#BC0EE5

#bc0ee5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc0ee5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 5.49% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.9% cyan, 93.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 288.56°, with 88.48% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.1666

Complementary

  1. #bc0ee5
  2. #37e50e

Split complementary

  1. #bc0ee5
  2. #a3e50e
  3. #0ee551

Analogous

  1. #510ee5
  2. #bc0ee5
  3. #e50ea3

Triadic

  1. #bc0ee5
  2. #e5bc0e
  3. #0ee5bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0ee5
  2. #e50e37
  3. #37e50e
  4. #0ee5bc

Square

  1. #bc0ee5
  2. #e5510e
  3. #37e50e
  4. #0ea3e5

Monochromatic

  1. #460555
  2. #810a9d
  3. #bc0ee5
  4. #d44bf4
  5. #e594f8

Shades

#bc0ee5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0ee5
  2. #a90dce
  3. #960bb7
  4. #840aa0
  5. #710889
  6. #5e0773
  7. #4b065c
  8. #380445
  9. #26032e
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0ee5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0ee5
  2. #c326e8
  3. #c93eea
  4. #d056ed
  5. #d76eef
  6. #de87f2
  7. #e49ff5
  8. #ebb7f7
  9. #f2cffa
  10. #f8e7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0ee5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0ee5
  2. #b619db
  3. #b025d1
  4. #aa30c7
  5. #a43cbd
  6. #9e47b3
  7. #9852a8
  8. #925e9e
  9. #8c6994
  10. #86758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955aac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1976e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5087 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d52e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5de3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb3fb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0ee5 {
  color: #bc0ee5;
}
Background
.bg-bc0ee5 {
  background-color: #bc0ee5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0ee5 {
  border: 2px solid #bc0ee5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0ee5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 14 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 88% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0ee5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0ee5, #e50ea3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0ee5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 14 229 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.18 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.43 #43f11a Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0ee5  rgb(188, 14, 229)  hsl(289, 88%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#37e50e  rgb(55, 229, 14)  hsl(109, 88%, 48%)  Lime
#e5bc0e  rgb(229, 188, 14)  hsl(49, 88%, 48%)  Saffron
#0ee5bc  rgb(14, 229, 188)  hsl(169, 88%, 48%)  Caribbean Green