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#BC16EB

#bc16eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc16eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 90.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 286.76°, with 84.19% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #bc16eb
  2. #45eb16

Split complementary

  1. #bc16eb
  2. #afeb16
  3. #16eb51

Analogous

  1. #5116eb
  2. #bc16eb
  3. #eb16af

Triadic

  1. #bc16eb
  2. #ebbc16
  3. #16ebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc16eb
  2. #eb1645
  3. #45eb16
  4. #16ebbc

Square

  1. #bc16eb
  2. #eb5116
  3. #45eb16
  4. #16afeb

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0860
  2. #850ea6
  3. #bc16eb
  4. #d05cf1
  5. #e5a3f7

Shades

#bc16eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc16eb
  2. #a914d4
  3. #9612bc
  4. #840fa5
  5. #710d8d
  6. #5e0b76
  7. #4b095e
  8. #380747
  9. #26042f
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc16eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc16eb
  2. #c32ded
  3. #c945ef
  4. #d05cf1
  5. #d773f3
  6. #de8bf5
  7. #e4a2f7
  8. #ebb9f9
  9. #f2d0fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc16eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc16eb
  2. #b621e0
  3. #b02bd6
  4. #aa36cb
  5. #a440c0
  6. #9e4bb6
  7. #9856ab
  8. #9260a0
  9. #8c6b95
  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 #965cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0777e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9558c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c55ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5fe9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba44ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc16eb {
  color: #bc16eb;
}
Background
.bg-bc16eb {
  background-color: #bc16eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc16eb {
  border: 2px solid #bc16eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc16eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 22 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc16eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc16eb, #eb16af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc16eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 22 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.73 #43e914 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc16eb  rgb(188, 22, 235)  hsl(287, 84%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#45eb16  rgb(69, 235, 22)  hsl(107, 84%, 50%)  Neon Green
#ebbc16  rgb(235, 188, 22)  hsl(47, 84%, 50%)  Saffron
#16ebbc  rgb(22, 235, 188)  hsl(167, 84%, 50%)  Aquamarine