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#BC15EC

#bc15ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc15ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 8.24% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 91.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.6°, with 84.98% saturation and 50.39% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1728

Complementary

  1. #bc15ec
  2. #45ec15

Split complementary

  1. #bc15ec
  2. #b1ec15
  3. #15ec50

Analogous

  1. #5015ec
  2. #bc15ec
  3. #ec15b1

Triadic

  1. #bc15ec
  2. #ecbc15
  3. #15ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc15ec
  2. #ec1545
  3. #45ec15
  4. #15ecbc

Square

  1. #bc15ec
  2. #ec5015
  3. #45ec15
  4. #15b1ec

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0860
  2. #850ea7
  3. #bc15ec
  4. #d05cf2
  5. #e5a2f7

Shades

#bc15ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc15ec
  2. #a913d4
  3. #9611bd
  4. #840fa5
  5. #710d8e
  6. #5e0b76
  7. #4b085e
  8. #380647
  9. #26042f
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc15ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc15ec
  2. #c32cee
  3. #c944f0
  4. #d05bf2
  5. #d773f4
  6. #de8af6
  7. #e4a1f7
  8. #ebb9f9
  9. #f2d0fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc15ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc15ec
  2. #b620e1
  3. #b02ad6
  4. #aa35cc
  5. #a440c1
  6. #9e4bb6
  7. #9855ab
  8. #9260a0
  9. #8c6b96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0077e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8558c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c55ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba44ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc15ec {
  color: #bc15ec;
}
Background
.bg-bc15ec {
  background-color: #bc15ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc15ec {
  border: 2px solid #bc15ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc15ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 21 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 85% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc15ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc15ec, #ec15b1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc15ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 21 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.74 #43ea13 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc15ec  rgb(188, 21, 236)  hsl(287, 85%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#45ec15  rgb(69, 236, 21)  hsl(107, 85%, 50%)  Neon Green
#ecbc15  rgb(236, 188, 21)  hsl(47, 85%, 50%)  Saffron
#15ecbc  rgb(21, 236, 188)  hsl(167, 85%, 50%)  Aquamarine