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#BC2AF3

#bc2af3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc2af3 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 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.63% cyan, 82.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 283.58°, with 89.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.1882

Complementary

  1. #bc2af3
  2. #61f32a

Split complementary

  1. #bc2af3
  2. #c6f32a
  3. #2af357

Analogous

  1. #572af3
  2. #bc2af3
  3. #f32ac6

Triadic

  1. #bc2af3
  2. #f3bc2a
  3. #2af3bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2af3
  2. #f32a61
  3. #61f32a
  4. #2af3bc

Square

  1. #bc2af3
  2. #f3572a
  3. #61f32a
  4. #2ac6f3

Monochromatic

  1. #5d077d
  2. #920bc5
  3. #bc2af3
  4. #d372f7
  5. #eabbfb

Shades

#bc2af3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2af3
  2. #a926db
  3. #9622c2
  4. #841daa
  5. #711992
  6. #5e157a
  7. #4b1161
  8. #380d49
  9. #260831
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2af3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2af3
  2. #c33ff4
  3. #c955f5
  4. #d06af7
  5. #d77ff8
  6. #de95f9
  7. #e4aafa
  8. #ebbffb
  9. #f2d4fd
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2af3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2af3
  2. #b633e8
  3. #b03bdc
  4. #aa44d1
  5. #a44cc5
  6. #9e55ba
  7. #985eae
  8. #9266a3
  9. #8c6f97
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #017bef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5cf6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c64f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94fc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2af3 {
  color: #bc2af3;
}
Background
.bg-bc2af3 {
  background-color: #bc2af3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2af3 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2af3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2af3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 42 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 89% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2af3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2af3, #f32ac6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2af3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 42 243 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.98 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.70 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.15 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.79 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.41 #43d50c Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2af3  rgb(188, 42, 243)  hsl(284, 89%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#61f32a  rgb(97, 243, 42)  hsl(104, 89%, 56%)  Harlequin
#f3bc2a  rgb(243, 188, 42)  hsl(44, 89%, 56%)  Saffron
#2af3bc  rgb(42, 243, 188)  hsl(164, 89%, 56%)  Aquamarine