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#BC16DB

#bc16db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc16db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 8.63% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 89.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 290.56°, with 81.74% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.1638

Complementary

  1. #bc16db
  2. #35db16

Split complementary

  1. #bc16db
  2. #97db16
  3. #16db59

Analogous

  1. #5916db
  2. #bc16db
  3. #db1697

Triadic

  1. #bc16db
  2. #dbbc16
  3. #16dbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc16db
  2. #db1635
  3. #35db16
  4. #16dbbc

Square

  1. #bc16db
  2. #db5916
  3. #35db16
  4. #1697db

Monochromatic

  1. #450850
  2. #800f95
  3. #bc16db
  4. #d550ed
  5. #e596f4

Shades

#bc16db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc16db
  2. #a914c5
  3. #9612af
  4. #840f99
  5. #710d83
  6. #5e0b6e
  7. #4b0958
  8. #380742
  9. #26042c
  10. #130216
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc16db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc16db
  2. #c32ddf
  3. #c945e2
  4. #d05ce6
  5. #d773e9
  6. #de8bed
  7. #e4a2f1
  8. #ebb9f4
  9. #f2d0f8
  10. #f8e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc16db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc16db
  2. #b621d2
  3. #b02bc9
  4. #aa36c0
  5. #a440b7
  6. #9e4bae
  7. #9856a4
  8. #92609b
  9. #8c6b92
  10. #867589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3176d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7152de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #815ed9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc3dad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc16db {
  color: #bc16db;
}
Background
.bg-bc16db {
  background-color: #bc16db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc16db {
  border: 2px solid #bc16db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc16db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 22 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc16db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc16db, #db1697);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc16db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 22 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.77 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.56 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.01 #43e924 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc16db  rgb(188, 22, 219)  hsl(291, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#35db16  rgb(53, 219, 22)  hsl(111, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dbbc16  rgb(219, 188, 22)  hsl(51, 82%, 47%)  Old Gold
#16dbbc  rgb(22, 219, 188)  hsl(171, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise