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#BC0EF9

#bc0ef9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc0ef9 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 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 94.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 284.43°, with 95.14% saturation and 51.57% 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 0.79.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1784

Complementary

  1. #bc0ef9
  2. #4bf90e

Split complementary

  1. #bc0ef9
  2. #c0f90e
  3. #0ef947

Analogous

  1. #470ef9
  2. #bc0ef9
  3. #f90ec0

Triadic

  1. #bc0ef9
  2. #f9bc0e
  3. #0ef9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc0ef9
  2. #f90e4b
  3. #4bf90e
  4. #0ef9bc

Square

  1. #bc0ef9
  2. #f9470e
  3. #4bf90e
  4. #0ec0f9

Monochromatic

  1. #50036b
  2. #8805b6
  3. #bc0ef9
  4. #d159fb
  5. #e6a3fd

Shades

#bc0ef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc0ef9
  2. #a90de0
  3. #960bc7
  4. #840aae
  5. #710895
  6. #5e077d
  7. #4b0664
  8. #38044b
  9. #260332
  10. #130119
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc0ef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc0ef9
  2. #c326fa
  3. #c93efa
  4. #d056fb
  5. #d76efb
  6. #de87fc
  7. #e49ffd
  8. #ebb7fd
  9. #f2cffe
  10. #f8e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc0ef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc0ef9
  2. #b619ed
  3. #b025e1
  4. #aa30d5
  5. #a43cc9
  6. #9e47bd
  7. #9852b0
  8. #925ea4
  9. #8c6998
  10. #86758c
  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 #975db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006efe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6657fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #775ff7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b848c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc0ef9 {
  color: #bc0ef9;
}
Background
.bg-bc0ef9 {
  background-color: #bc0ef9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc0ef9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc0ef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc0ef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 14 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 95% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc0ef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc0ef9, #f90ec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc0ef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 14 249 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.50 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.91 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.82 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.40 #43f106 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc0ef9  rgb(188, 14, 249)  hsl(284, 95%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4bf90e  rgb(75, 249, 14)  hsl(104, 95%, 52%)  Harlequin
#f9bc0e  rgb(249, 188, 14)  hsl(44, 95%, 52%)  Amber
#0ef9bc  rgb(14, 249, 188)  hsl(164, 95%, 52%)  Aquamarine