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#BC2AED

#bc2aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc2aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 82.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.92°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #bc2aed
  2. #5bed2a

Split complementary

  1. #bc2aed
  2. #bded2a
  3. #2aed5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2aed
  2. #bc2aed
  3. #ed2abd

Triadic

  1. #bc2aed
  2. #edbc2a
  3. #2aedbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2aed
  2. #ed2a5b
  3. #5bed2a
  4. #2aedbc

Square

  1. #bc2aed
  2. #ed5b2a
  3. #5bed2a
  4. #2abded

Monochromatic

  1. #590a74
  2. #9010bb
  3. #bc2aed
  4. #d271f3
  5. #e8b7f9

Shades

#bc2aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2aed
  2. #a926d5
  3. #9622be
  4. #841da6
  5. #71198e
  6. #5e1577
  7. #4b115f
  8. #380d47
  9. #26082f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2aed
  2. #c33fef
  3. #c955f1
  4. #d06af2
  5. #d77ff4
  6. #de95f6
  7. #e4aaf8
  8. #ebbffa
  9. #f2d4fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2aed
  2. #b633e2
  3. #b03bd7
  4. #aa44cc
  5. #a44cc1
  6. #9e55b7
  7. #985eac
  8. #9266a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9861b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c7be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5bf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e64eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2aed {
  color: #bc2aed;
}
Background
.bg-bc2aed {
  background-color: #bc2aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2aed {
  border: 2px solid #bc2aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 42 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2aed, #ed2abd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 42 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.44 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.31 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.27 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.04 #43d512 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2aed  rgb(188, 42, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5bed2a  rgb(91, 237, 42)  hsl(105, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edbc2a  rgb(237, 188, 42)  hsl(45, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#2aedbc  rgb(42, 237, 188)  hsl(165, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine