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#BC1BEB

#bc1beb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc1beb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 10.59% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 88.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 286.44°, with 83.87% saturation and 51.37% 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 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.1747

Complementary

  1. #bc1beb
  2. #4aeb1b

Split complementary

  1. #bc1beb
  2. #b2eb1b
  3. #1beb54

Analogous

  1. #541beb
  2. #bc1beb
  3. #eb1bb2

Triadic

  1. #bc1beb
  2. #ebbc1b
  3. #1bebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc1beb
  2. #eb1b4a
  3. #4aeb1b
  4. #1bebbc

Square

  1. #bc1beb
  2. #eb541b
  3. #4aeb1b
  4. #1bb2eb

Monochromatic

  1. #500964
  2. #870fab
  3. #bc1beb
  4. #d161f1
  5. #e5a8f7

Shades

#bc1beb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc1beb
  2. #a918d4
  3. #9616bc
  4. #8413a5
  5. #71108d
  6. #5e0e76
  7. #4b0b5e
  8. #380847
  9. #26052f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc1beb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc1beb
  2. #c332ed
  3. #c949ef
  4. #d05ff1
  5. #d776f3
  6. #de8df5
  7. #e4a4f7
  8. #ebbbf9
  9. #f2d1fb
  10. #f8e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc1beb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc1beb
  2. #b625e0
  3. #b02fd6
  4. #aa39cb
  5. #a443c0
  6. #9e4eb6
  7. #9858ab
  8. #9262a0
  9. #8c6c95
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965db1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0f78e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8568c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d56ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d60e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba46ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc1beb {
  color: #bc1beb;
}
Background
.bg-bc1beb {
  background-color: #bc1beb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc1beb {
  border: 2px solid #bc1beb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc1beb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 27 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc1beb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc1beb, #eb1bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc1beb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 27 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.86 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.54 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.95 #43e414 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc1beb  rgb(188, 27, 235)  hsl(286, 84%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#4aeb1b  rgb(74, 235, 27)  hsl(106, 84%, 51%)  Neon Green
#ebbc1b  rgb(235, 188, 27)  hsl(46, 84%, 51%)  Saffron
#1bebbc  rgb(27, 235, 188)  hsl(166, 84%, 51%)  Aquamarine