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#BC16EF

#bc16ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc16ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.9°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.175

Complementary

  1. #bc16ef
  2. #49ef16

Split complementary

  1. #bc16ef
  2. #b6ef16
  3. #16ef50

Analogous

  1. #5016ef
  2. #bc16ef
  3. #ef16b6

Triadic

  1. #bc16ef
  2. #efbc16
  3. #16efbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc16ef
  2. #ef1649
  3. #49ef16
  4. #16efbc

Square

  1. #bc16ef
  2. #ef5016
  3. #49ef16
  4. #16b6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0765
  2. #870cad
  3. #bc16ef
  4. #d15ef4
  5. #e5a5f9

Shades

#bc16ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc16ef
  2. #a914d7
  3. #9612bf
  4. #840fa7
  5. #710d8f
  6. #5e0b78
  7. #4b0960
  8. #380748
  9. #260430
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc16ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc16ef
  2. #c32df1
  3. #c945f2
  4. #d05cf4
  5. #d773f5
  6. #de8bf7
  7. #e4a2f9
  8. #ebb9fa
  9. #f2d0fc
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc16ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc16ef
  2. #b621e4
  3. #b02bd9
  4. #aa36ce
  5. #a440c3
  6. #9e4bb8
  7. #9856ac
  8. #9260a1
  9. #8c6b96
  10. #86758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965cb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8578e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b56f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5fed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b946bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc16ef {
  color: #bc16ef;
}
Background
.bg-bc16ef {
  background-color: #bc16ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc16ef {
  border: 2px solid #bc16ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc16ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc16ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc16ef, #ef16b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc16ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.96 #43e910 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc16ef  rgb(188, 22, 239)  hsl(286, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#49ef16  rgb(73, 239, 22)  hsl(106, 87%, 51%)  Neon Green
#efbc16  rgb(239, 188, 22)  hsl(46, 87%, 51%)  Saffron
#16efbc  rgb(22, 239, 188)  hsl(166, 87%, 51%)  Aquamarine