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#BC10EB

#bc10eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc10eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 93.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 287.12°, with 87.25% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #bc10eb
  2. #3feb10

Split complementary

  1. #bc10eb
  2. #adeb10
  3. #10eb4e

Analogous

  1. #4e10eb
  2. #bc10eb
  3. #eb10ad

Triadic

  1. #bc10eb
  2. #ebbc10
  3. #10ebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc10eb
  2. #eb103f
  3. #3feb10
  4. #10ebbc

Square

  1. #bc10eb
  2. #eb4e10
  3. #3feb10
  4. #10adeb

Monochromatic

  1. #49065c
  2. #830ba3
  3. #bc10eb
  4. #d154f3
  5. #e49cf8

Shades

#bc10eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc10eb
  2. #a90ed4
  3. #960dbc
  4. #840ba5
  5. #710a8d
  6. #5e0876
  7. #4b065e
  8. #380547
  9. #26032f
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc10eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc10eb
  2. #c328ed
  3. #c940ef
  4. #d058f1
  5. #d770f3
  6. #de88f5
  7. #e49ff7
  8. #ebb7f9
  9. #f2cffb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc10eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc10eb
  2. #b61be0
  3. #b026d6
  4. #aa32cb
  5. #a43dc0
  6. #9e48b6
  7. #9853ab
  8. #925ea0
  9. #8c6a95
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965bb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9548b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b54ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba42b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc10eb {
  color: #bc10eb;
}
Background
.bg-bc10eb {
  background-color: #bc10eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc10eb {
  border: 2px solid #bc10eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc10eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 16 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 87% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc10eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc10eb, #eb10ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc10eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 16 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.14 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.51 #43ef14 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc10eb  rgb(188, 16, 235)  hsl(287, 87%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3feb10  rgb(63, 235, 16)  hsl(107, 87%, 49%)  Neon Green
#ebbc10  rgb(235, 188, 16)  hsl(47, 87%, 49%)  Saffron
#10ebbc  rgb(16, 235, 188)  hsl(167, 87%, 49%)  Aquamarine