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#BC10EA

#bc10ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc10ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 6.27% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 93.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 287.34°, with 87.2% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #bc10ea
  2. #3eea10

Split complementary

  1. #bc10ea
  2. #abea10
  3. #10ea4f

Analogous

  1. #4f10ea
  2. #bc10ea
  3. #ea10ab

Triadic

  1. #bc10ea
  2. #eabc10
  3. #10eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc10ea
  2. #ea103e
  3. #3eea10
  4. #10eabc

Square

  1. #bc10ea
  2. #ea4f10
  3. #3eea10
  4. #10abea

Monochromatic

  1. #49065b
  2. #820ba2
  3. #bc10ea
  4. #d153f3
  5. #e49bf8

Shades

#bc10ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc10ea
  2. #a90ed3
  3. #960dbb
  4. #840ba4
  5. #710a8c
  6. #5e0875
  7. #4b065e
  8. #380546
  9. #26032f
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc10ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc10ea
  2. #c328ec
  3. #c940ee
  4. #d058f0
  5. #d770f2
  6. #de88f5
  7. #e49ff7
  8. #ebb7f9
  9. #f2cffb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc10ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc10ea
  2. #b61bdf
  3. #b026d5
  4. #aa32ca
  5. #a43dc0
  6. #9e48b5
  7. #9853aa
  8. #925ea0
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965baf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0577e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9538a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c54ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba42b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc10ea {
  color: #bc10ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc10ea {
  background-color: #bc10ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc10ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc10ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc10ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 16 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 87% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc10ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc10ea, #ea10ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc10ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 16 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.33 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.46 #43ef15 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc10ea  rgb(188, 16, 234)  hsl(287, 87%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3eea10  rgb(62, 234, 16)  hsl(107, 87%, 49%)  Neon Green
#eabc10  rgb(234, 188, 16)  hsl(47, 87%, 49%)  Saffron
#10eabc  rgb(16, 234, 188)  hsl(167, 87%, 49%)  Aquamarine