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#BC10EE

#bc10ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc10ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.01% cyan, 93.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 286.49°, with 87.4% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1723

Complementary

  1. #bc10ee
  2. #42ee10

Split complementary

  1. #bc10ee
  2. #b1ee10
  3. #10ee4d

Analogous

  1. #4d10ee
  2. #bc10ee
  3. #ee10b1

Triadic

  1. #bc10ee
  2. #eebc10
  3. #10eebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc10ee
  2. #ee1042
  3. #42ee10
  4. #10eebc

Square

  1. #bc10ee
  2. #ee4d10
  3. #42ee10
  4. #10b1ee

Monochromatic

  1. #4b065f
  2. #830ba6
  3. #bc10ee
  4. #d057f4
  5. #e49ef9

Shades

#bc10ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc10ee
  2. #a90ed6
  3. #960dbe
  4. #840ba7
  5. #710a8f
  6. #5e0877
  7. #4b065f
  8. #380547
  9. #260330
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc10ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc10ee
  2. #c328f0
  3. #c940f1
  4. #d058f3
  5. #d770f5
  6. #de88f7
  7. #e49ff8
  8. #ebb7fa
  9. #f2cffc
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc10ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc10ee
  2. #b61be3
  3. #b026d8
  4. #aa32cd
  5. #a43dc2
  6. #9e48b7
  7. #9853ac
  8. #925ea1
  9. #8c6a96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 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 #6a55f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b944bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc10ee {
  color: #bc10ee;
}
Background
.bg-bc10ee {
  background-color: #bc10ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc10ee {
  border: 2px solid #bc10ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc10ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 16 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc10ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc10ee, #ee10b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc10ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 16 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.11 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.16 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.45 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.68 #43ef11 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc10ee  rgb(188, 16, 238)  hsl(286, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#42ee10  rgb(66, 238, 16)  hsl(106, 87%, 50%)  Neon Green
#eebc10  rgb(238, 188, 16)  hsl(46, 87%, 50%)  Saffron
#10eebc  rgb(16, 238, 188)  hsl(166, 87%, 50%)  Aquamarine