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#BC23DF

#bc23df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc23df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 13.73% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 84.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 288.83°, with 74.6% saturation and 50.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.1722

Complementary

  1. #bc23df
  2. #46df23

Split complementary

  1. #bc23df
  2. #a4df23
  3. #23df5e

Analogous

  1. #5e23df
  2. #bc23df
  3. #df23a4

Triadic

  1. #bc23df
  2. #dfbc23
  3. #23dfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc23df
  2. #df2346
  3. #46df23
  4. #23dfbc

Square

  1. #bc23df
  2. #df5e23
  3. #46df23
  4. #23a4df

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0d5c
  2. #85179e
  3. #bc23df
  4. #d066e9
  5. #e5a9f2

Shades

#bc23df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc23df
  2. #a920c9
  3. #961cb2
  4. #84199c
  5. #711586
  6. #5e1270
  7. #4b0e59
  8. #380b43
  9. #26072d
  10. #130416
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc23df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc23df
  2. #c339e2
  3. #c94fe5
  4. #d065e9
  5. #d77bec
  6. #de91ef
  7. #e4a7f2
  8. #ebbdf5
  9. #f2d3f9
  10. #f8e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc23df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc23df
  2. #b62cd6
  3. #b036cc
  4. #aa3fc3
  5. #a448b9
  6. #9e52b0
  7. #985ba6
  8. #92649d
  9. #8c6d93
  10. #86778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3178db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5286 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7256e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8161dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc44b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc23df {
  color: #bc23df;
}
Background
.bg-bc23df {
  background-color: #bc23df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc23df {
  border: 2px solid #bc23df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc23df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 35 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc23df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc23df, #df23a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc23df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 35 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.03 #43dc20 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc23df  rgb(188, 35, 223)  hsl(289, 75%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#46df23  rgb(70, 223, 35)  hsl(109, 75%, 51%)  Lime Green
#dfbc23  rgb(223, 188, 35)  hsl(49, 75%, 51%)  Old Gold
#23dfbc  rgb(35, 223, 188)  hsl(169, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise