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#BC22ED

#bc22ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc22ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 13.33% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 85.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.52°, with 84.94% 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 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.1795

Complementary

  1. #bc22ed
  2. #53ed22

Split complementary

  1. #bc22ed
  2. #b8ed22
  3. #22ed57

Analogous

  1. #5722ed
  2. #bc22ed
  3. #ed22b8

Triadic

  1. #bc22ed
  2. #edbc22
  3. #22edbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc22ed
  2. #ed2253
  3. #53ed22
  4. #22edbc

Square

  1. #bc22ed
  2. #ed5722
  3. #53ed22
  4. #22b8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #55096d
  2. #8c0fb4
  3. #bc22ed
  4. #d169f3
  5. #e7aff9

Shades

#bc22ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc22ed
  2. #a91fd5
  3. #961bbe
  4. #8418a6
  5. #71148e
  6. #5e1177
  7. #4b0e5f
  8. #380a47
  9. #26072f
  10. #130318
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc22ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc22ed
  2. #c338ef
  3. #c94ef1
  4. #d064f2
  5. #d77af4
  6. #de91f6
  7. #e4a7f8
  8. #ebbdfa
  9. #f2d3fb
  10. #f8e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc22ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc22ed
  2. #b62be2
  3. #b035d7
  4. #aa3ecc
  5. #a448c1
  6. #9e51b7
  7. #985aac
  8. #9264a1
  9. #8c6d96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1179e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8598e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d59f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d62eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba49bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc22ed {
  color: #bc22ed;
}
Background
.bg-bc22ed {
  background-color: #bc22ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc22ed {
  border: 2px solid #bc22ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc22ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 34 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc22ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc22ed, #ed22b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc22ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 34 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.47 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.68 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.80 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.46 #43dd12 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc22ed  rgb(188, 34, 237)  hsl(286, 85%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#53ed22  rgb(83, 237, 34)  hsl(106, 85%, 53%)  Neon Green
#edbc22  rgb(237, 188, 34)  hsl(46, 85%, 53%)  Saffron
#22edbc  rgb(34, 237, 188)  hsl(166, 85%, 53%)  Aquamarine