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#BC17E4

#bc17e4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc17e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 9.02% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.54% cyan, 89.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 288.29°, with 81.67% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #bc17e4
  2. #3fe417

Split complementary

  1. #bc17e4
  2. #a6e417
  3. #17e455

Analogous

  1. #5517e4
  2. #bc17e4
  3. #e417a6

Triadic

  1. #bc17e4
  2. #e4bc17
  3. #17e4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc17e4
  2. #e4173f
  3. #3fe417
  4. #17e4bc

Square

  1. #bc17e4
  2. #e45517
  3. #3fe417
  4. #17a6e4

Monochromatic

  1. #490959
  2. #83109f
  3. #bc17e4
  4. #d159ee
  5. #e49ff5

Shades

#bc17e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc17e4
  2. #a915cd
  3. #9612b6
  4. #8410a0
  5. #710e89
  6. #5e0c72
  7. #4b095b
  8. #380744
  9. #26052e
  10. #130217
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc17e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc17e4
  2. #c32ee7
  3. #c945e9
  4. #d05dec
  5. #d774ef
  6. #de8bf2
  7. #e4a2f4
  8. #ebb9f7
  9. #f2d1fa
  10. #f8e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc17e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc17e4
  2. #b622da
  3. #b02cd0
  4. #aa37c6
  5. #a441bc
  6. #9e4cb2
  7. #9856a8
  8. #92619e
  9. #8c6b94
  10. #86768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955bac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2177e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba5187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e54e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e5fe2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb41b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc17e4 {
  color: #bc17e4;
}
Background
.bg-bc17e4 {
  background-color: #bc17e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc17e4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc17e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc17e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 23 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc17e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc17e4, #e417a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc17e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 23 228 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.00 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.33 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.45 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.70 #43e81b Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc17e4  rgb(188, 23, 228)  hsl(288, 82%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#3fe417  rgb(63, 228, 23)  hsl(108, 82%, 49%)  Neon Green
#e4bc17  rgb(228, 188, 23)  hsl(48, 82%, 49%)  Saffron
#17e4bc  rgb(23, 228, 188)  hsl(168, 82%, 49%)  Caribbean Green