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#BC2AEC

#bc2aec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc2aec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 16.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 285.15°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.184

Complementary

  1. #bc2aec
  2. #5aec2a

Split complementary

  1. #bc2aec
  2. #bbec2a
  3. #2aec5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2aec
  2. #bc2aec
  3. #ec2abb

Triadic

  1. #bc2aec
  2. #ecbc2a
  3. #2aecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2aec
  2. #ec2a5a
  3. #5aec2a
  4. #2aecbc

Square

  1. #bc2aec
  2. #ec5b2a
  3. #5aec2a
  4. #2abbec

Monochromatic

  1. #590a73
  2. #8f11b9
  3. #bc2aec
  4. #d270f2
  5. #e8b6f9

Shades

#bc2aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2aec
  2. #a926d4
  3. #9622bd
  4. #841da5
  5. #71198e
  6. #5e1576
  7. #4b115e
  8. #380d47
  9. #26082f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2aec
  2. #c33fee
  3. #c955f0
  4. #d06af2
  5. #d77ff4
  6. #de95f6
  7. #e4aaf7
  8. #ebbff9
  9. #f2d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2aec
  2. #b633e1
  3. #b03bd6
  4. #aa44cc
  5. #a44cc1
  6. #9e55b6
  7. #985eab
  8. #9266a0
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f7ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e64ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2aec {
  color: #bc2aec;
}
Background
.bg-bc2aec {
  background-color: #bc2aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2aec {
  border: 2px solid #bc2aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 42 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2aec, #ec2abb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 42 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.06 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.30 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.98 #43d513 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2aec  rgb(188, 42, 236)  hsl(285, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5aec2a  rgb(90, 236, 42)  hsl(105, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ecbc2a  rgb(236, 188, 42)  hsl(45, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#2aecbc  rgb(42, 236, 188)  hsl(165, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine