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#BC1AEE

#bc1aee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc1aee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 10.2% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.01% cyan, 89.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 285.85°, with 86.18% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #bc1aee
  2. #4cee1a

Split complementary

  1. #bc1aee
  2. #b6ee1a
  3. #1aee52

Analogous

  1. #521aee
  2. #bc1aee
  3. #ee1ab6

Triadic

  1. #bc1aee
  2. #eebc1a
  3. #1aeebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc1aee
  2. #ee1a4c
  3. #4cee1a
  4. #1aeebc

Square

  1. #bc1aee
  2. #ee521a
  3. #4cee1a
  4. #1ab6ee

Monochromatic

  1. #510867
  2. #880daf
  3. #bc1aee
  4. #d161f3
  5. #e6a8f9

Shades

#bc1aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc1aee
  2. #a917d6
  3. #9615be
  4. #8412a7
  5. #71108f
  6. #5e0d77
  7. #4b0a5f
  8. #380847
  9. #260530
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc1aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc1aee
  2. #c331f0
  3. #c948f1
  4. #d05ff3
  5. #d776f5
  6. #de8df7
  7. #e4a3f8
  8. #ebbafa
  9. #f2d1fc
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc1aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc1aee
  2. #b624e3
  3. #b02ed8
  4. #aa39cd
  5. #a443c2
  6. #9e4db7
  7. #9857ac
  8. #9261a1
  9. #8c6c96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8578e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c57f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c60ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b946bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc1aee {
  color: #bc1aee;
}
Background
.bg-bc1aee {
  background-color: #bc1aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc1aee {
  border: 2px solid #bc1aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc1aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 26 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc1aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc1aee, #ee1ab6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc1aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 26 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.07 #43e511 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc1aee  rgb(188, 26, 238)  hsl(286, 86%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#4cee1a  rgb(76, 238, 26)  hsl(106, 86%, 52%)  Neon Green
#eebc1a  rgb(238, 188, 26)  hsl(46, 86%, 52%)  Saffron
#1aeebc  rgb(26, 238, 188)  hsl(166, 86%, 52%)  Aquamarine