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#BC2AF4

#bc2af4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc2af4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.95% cyan, 82.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 283.37°, with 90.18% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1888

Complementary

  1. #bc2af4
  2. #62f42a

Split complementary

  1. #bc2af4
  2. #c7f42a
  3. #2af457

Analogous

  1. #572af4
  2. #bc2af4
  3. #f42ac7

Triadic

  1. #bc2af4
  2. #f4bc2a
  3. #2af4bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2af4
  2. #f42a62
  3. #62f42a
  4. #2af4bc

Square

  1. #bc2af4
  2. #f4572a
  3. #62f42a
  4. #2ac7f4

Monochromatic

  1. #5d077e
  2. #930ac7
  3. #bc2af4
  4. #d373f8
  5. #eabbfc

Shades

#bc2af4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2af4
  2. #a926dc
  3. #9622c3
  4. #841dab
  5. #711992
  6. #5e157a
  7. #4b1162
  8. #380d49
  9. #260831
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2af4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2af4
  2. #c33ff5
  3. #c955f6
  4. #d06af7
  5. #d77ff8
  6. #de95fa
  7. #e4aafb
  8. #ebbffc
  9. #f2d4fd
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2af4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2af4
  2. #b633e8
  3. #b03bdd
  4. #aa44d1
  5. #a44cc6
  6. #9e55ba
  7. #985eae
  8. #9266a3
  9. #8c6f97
  10. #86778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007bf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b65f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5df7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c65f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b84fc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2af4 {
  color: #bc2af4;
}
Background
.bg-bc2af4 {
  background-color: #bc2af4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2af4 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2af4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2af4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 42 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 90% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2af4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2af4, #f42ac7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2af4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 42 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 1.93 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.21 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.24 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.47 #43d50b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2af4  rgb(188, 42, 244)  hsl(283, 90%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#62f42a  rgb(98, 244, 42)  hsl(103, 90%, 56%)  Harlequin
#f4bc2a  rgb(244, 188, 42)  hsl(43, 90%, 56%)  Amber
#2af4bc  rgb(42, 244, 188)  hsl(163, 90%, 56%)  Aquamarine