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#BC1BFB

#bc1bfb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc1bfb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.1% cyan, 89.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 283.13°, with 96.55% saturation and 54.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 0.78.

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Relative luminance0.1844

Complementary

  1. #bc1bfb
  2. #5afb1b

Split complementary

  1. #bc1bfb
  2. #cafb1b
  3. #1bfb4c

Analogous

  1. #4c1bfb
  2. #bc1bfb
  3. #fb1bca

Triadic

  1. #bc1bfb
  2. #fbbc1b
  3. #1bfbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc1bfb
  2. #fb1b5a
  3. #5afb1b
  4. #1bfbbc

Square

  1. #bc1bfb
  2. #fb4c1b
  3. #5afb1b
  4. #1bcafb

Monochromatic

  1. #59027b
  2. #8f03c6
  3. #bc1bfb
  4. #d266fc
  5. #e8b1fe

Shades

#bc1bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc1bfb
  2. #a918e2
  3. #9616c9
  4. #8413b0
  5. #711097
  6. #5e0e7e
  7. #4b0b64
  8. #38084b
  9. #260532
  10. #130319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc1bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc1bfb
  2. #c332fb
  3. #c949fc
  4. #d05ffc
  5. #d776fd
  6. #de8dfd
  7. #e4a4fd
  8. #ebbbfe
  9. #f2d1fe
  10. #f8e8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc1bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc1bfb
  2. #b625ef
  3. #b02fe2
  4. #aa39d6
  5. #a443ca
  6. #9e4ebe
  7. #9858b1
  8. #9262a5
  9. #8c6c99
  10. #86768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985fbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b45e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #675afe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7761f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b74cc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc1bfb {
  color: #bc1bfb;
}
Background
.bg-bc1bfb {
  background-color: #bc1bfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc1bfb {
  border: 2px solid #bc1bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc1bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 27 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 97% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc1bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc1bfb, #fb1bca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc1bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 27 251 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 0.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.94 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.41 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.05 #43e404 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc1bfb  rgb(188, 27, 251)  hsl(283, 97%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5afb1b  rgb(90, 251, 27)  hsl(103, 97%, 55%)  Harlequin
#fbbc1b  rgb(251, 188, 27)  hsl(43, 97%, 55%)  Amber
#1bfbbc  rgb(27, 251, 188)  hsl(163, 97%, 55%)  Aquamarine