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#BC1FF9

#bc1ff9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc1ff9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 12.16% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 87.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 283.21°, with 94.78% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.04.

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Relative luminance0.1851

Complementary

  1. #bc1ff9
  2. #5cf91f

Split complementary

  1. #bc1ff9
  2. #c9f91f
  3. #1ff94f

Analogous

  1. #4f1ff9
  2. #bc1ff9
  3. #f91fc9

Triadic

  1. #bc1ff9
  2. #f9bc1f
  3. #1ff9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc1ff9
  2. #f91f5c
  3. #5cf91f
  4. #1ff9bc

Square

  1. #bc1ff9
  2. #f94f1f
  3. #5cf91f
  4. #1fc9f9

Monochromatic

  1. #5a037c
  2. #9005c6
  3. #bc1ff9
  4. #d269fb
  5. #e9b4fd

Shades

#bc1ff9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc1ff9
  2. #a91ce0
  3. #9619c7
  4. #8416ae
  5. #711395
  6. #5e107d
  7. #4b0c64
  8. #38094b
  9. #260632
  10. #130319
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc1ff9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc1ff9
  2. #c335fa
  3. #c94cfa
  4. #d062fb
  5. #d779fb
  6. #de8ffc
  7. #e4a5fd
  8. #ebbcfd
  9. #f2d2fe
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc1ff9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc1ff9
  2. #b629ed
  3. #b032e1
  4. #aa3cd5
  5. #a446c9
  6. #9e50bd
  7. #9859b0
  8. #9263a4
  9. #8c6d98
  10. #86768c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9860ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007af5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b55e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #685afc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7862f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84dc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc1ff9 {
  color: #bc1ff9;
}
Background
.bg-bc1ff9 {
  background-color: #bc1ff9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc1ff9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc1ff9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc1ff9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 31 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 95% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc1ff9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc1ff9, #f91fc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc1ff9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 31 249 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.10 #43e006 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc1ff9  rgb(188, 31, 249)  hsl(283, 95%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5cf91f  rgb(92, 249, 31)  hsl(103, 95%, 55%)  Harlequin
#f9bc1f  rgb(249, 188, 31)  hsl(43, 95%, 55%)  Amber
#1ff9bc  rgb(31, 249, 188)  hsl(163, 95%, 55%)  Aquamarine