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#BC20EF

#bc20ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc20ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 12.55% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 86.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 285.22°, with 86.61% saturation and 53.14% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #bc20ef
  2. #53ef20

Split complementary

  1. #bc20ef
  2. #baef20
  3. #20ef55

Analogous

  1. #5520ef
  2. #bc20ef
  3. #ef20ba

Triadic

  1. #bc20ef
  2. #efbc20
  3. #20efbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc20ef
  2. #ef2053
  3. #53ef20
  4. #20efbc

Square

  1. #bc20ef
  2. #ef5520
  3. #53ef20
  4. #20baef

Monochromatic

  1. #55086e
  2. #8c0db5
  3. #bc20ef
  4. #d167f4
  5. #e7aff9

Shades

#bc20ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc20ef
  2. #a91dd7
  3. #961abf
  4. #8416a7
  5. #71138f
  6. #5e1078
  7. #4b0d60
  8. #380a48
  9. #260630
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc20ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc20ef
  2. #c336f1
  3. #c94df2
  4. #d063f4
  5. #d779f5
  6. #de90f7
  7. #e4a6f9
  8. #ebbcfa
  9. #f2d2fc
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc20ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc20ef
  2. #b62ae4
  3. #b033d9
  4. #aa3dce
  5. #a446c3
  6. #9e50b8
  7. #985aac
  8. #9263a1
  9. #8c6d96
  10. #86768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975fb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0179eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c58f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c61ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b949bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc20ef {
  color: #bc20ef;
}
Background
.bg-bc20ef {
  background-color: #bc20ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc20ef {
  border: 2px solid #bc20ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc20ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 32 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc20ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc20ef, #ef20ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc20ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 32 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.04 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.46 #43df10 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc20ef  rgb(188, 32, 239)  hsl(285, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#53ef20  rgb(83, 239, 32)  hsl(105, 87%, 53%)  Neon Green
#efbc20  rgb(239, 188, 32)  hsl(45, 87%, 53%)  Saffron
#20efbc  rgb(32, 239, 188)  hsl(165, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine