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#BC12EC

#bc12ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc12ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 7.06% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 92.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.79°, with 85.83% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1718

Complementary

  1. #bc12ec
  2. #42ec12

Split complementary

  1. #bc12ec
  2. #afec12
  3. #12ec4f

Analogous

  1. #4f12ec
  2. #bc12ec
  3. #ec12af

Triadic

  1. #bc12ec
  2. #ecbc12
  3. #12ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc12ec
  2. #ec1242
  3. #42ec12
  4. #12ecbc

Square

  1. #bc12ec
  2. #ec4f12
  3. #42ec12
  4. #12afec

Monochromatic

  1. #4b075e
  2. #830da5
  3. #bc12ec
  4. #d058f2
  5. #e49ff8

Shades

#bc12ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc12ec
  2. #a910d4
  3. #960ebd
  4. #840da5
  5. #710b8e
  6. #5e0976
  7. #4b075e
  8. #380547
  9. #26042f
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc12ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc12ec
  2. #c32aee
  3. #c941f0
  4. #d059f2
  5. #d771f4
  6. #de89f6
  7. #e4a0f7
  8. #ebb8f9
  9. #f2d0fb
  10. #f8e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc12ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc12ec
  2. #b61de1
  3. #b028d6
  4. #aa33cc
  5. #a43ec1
  6. #9e49b6
  7. #9854ab
  8. #925fa0
  9. #8c6a96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965bb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8558c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b55ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba43ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc12ec {
  color: #bc12ec;
}
Background
.bg-bc12ec {
  background-color: #bc12ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc12ec {
  border: 2px solid #bc12ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc12ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 18 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc12ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc12ec, #ec12af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc12ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 18 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.63 #43ed13 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc12ec  rgb(188, 18, 236)  hsl(287, 86%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#42ec12  rgb(66, 236, 18)  hsl(107, 86%, 50%)  Neon Green
#ecbc12  rgb(236, 188, 18)  hsl(47, 86%, 50%)  Saffron
#12ecbc  rgb(18, 236, 188)  hsl(167, 86%, 50%)  Aquamarine