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#BC23F2

#bc23f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc23f2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 13.73% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 85.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 284.35°, with 88.84% saturation and 54.31% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #bc23f2
  2. #59f223

Split complementary

  1. #bc23f2
  2. #c0f223
  3. #23f254

Analogous

  1. #5423f2
  2. #bc23f2
  3. #f223c0

Triadic

  1. #bc23f2
  2. #f2bc23
  3. #23f2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc23f2
  2. #f22359
  3. #59f223
  4. #23f2bc

Square

  1. #bc23f2
  2. #f25423
  3. #59f223
  4. #23c0f2

Monochromatic

  1. #580775
  2. #8f0bbd
  3. #bc23f2
  4. #d26bf6
  5. #e8b3fb

Shades

#bc23f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc23f2
  2. #a920da
  3. #961cc2
  4. #8419a9
  5. #711591
  6. #5e1279
  7. #4b0e61
  8. #380b49
  9. #260730
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc23f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc23f2
  2. #c339f3
  3. #c94ff5
  4. #d065f6
  5. #d77bf7
  6. #de91f9
  7. #e4a7fa
  8. #ebbdfb
  9. #f2d3fc
  10. #f8e9fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc23f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc23f2
  2. #b62ce7
  3. #b036db
  4. #aa3fd0
  5. #a448c4
  6. #9e52b9
  7. #985bae
  8. #9264a2
  9. #8c6d97
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007aee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75c91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5af5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b62f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc23f2 {
  color: #bc23f2;
}
Background
.bg-bc23f2 {
  background-color: #bc23f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc23f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bc23f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc23f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 35 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 89% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc23f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc23f2, #f223c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc23f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 35 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.69 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.58 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.83 #43dc0d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc23f2  rgb(188, 35, 242)  hsl(284, 89%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#59f223  rgb(89, 242, 35)  hsl(104, 89%, 54%)  Harlequin
#f2bc23  rgb(242, 188, 35)  hsl(44, 89%, 54%)  Saffron
#23f2bc  rgb(35, 242, 188)  hsl(164, 89%, 54%)  Aquamarine