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#BC17F2

#bc17f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc17f2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 90.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 285.21°, with 89.39% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1771

Complementary

  1. #bc17f2
  2. #4df217

Split complementary

  1. #bc17f2
  2. #baf217
  3. #17f24f

Analogous

  1. #4f17f2
  2. #bc17f2
  3. #f217ba

Triadic

  1. #bc17f2
  2. #f2bc17
  3. #17f2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc17f2
  2. #f2174d
  3. #4df217
  4. #17f2bc

Square

  1. #bc17f2
  2. #f24f17
  3. #4df217
  4. #17baf2

Monochromatic

  1. #51066a
  2. #890ab2
  3. #bc17f2
  4. #d15ff6
  5. #e6a8fa

Shades

#bc17f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc17f2
  2. #a915da
  3. #9612c2
  4. #8410a9
  5. #710e91
  6. #5e0c79
  7. #4b0961
  8. #380749
  9. #260530
  10. #130218
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc17f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc17f2
  2. #c32ef3
  3. #c945f5
  4. #d05df6
  5. #d774f7
  6. #de8bf9
  7. #e4a2fa
  8. #ebb9fb
  9. #f2d1fc
  10. #f8e8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc17f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc17f2
  2. #b622e7
  3. #b02cdb
  4. #aa37d0
  5. #a441c4
  6. #9e4cb9
  7. #9856ae
  8. #9261a2
  9. #8c6b97
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975db5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a57f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a60f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b947bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc17f2 {
  color: #bc17f2;
}
Background
.bg-bc17f2 {
  background-color: #bc17f2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc17f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bc17f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc17f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 23 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc17f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc17f2, #f217ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc17f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 23 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.55 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.19 #43e80d Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc17f2  rgb(188, 23, 242)  hsl(285, 89%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4df217  rgb(77, 242, 23)  hsl(105, 89%, 52%)  Neon Green
#f2bc17  rgb(242, 188, 23)  hsl(45, 89%, 52%)  Golden Poppy
#17f2bc  rgb(23, 242, 188)  hsl(165, 89%, 52%)  Aquamarine