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#BC2BEB

#bc2beb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc2beb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 16.86% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 81.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 285.31°, with 82.76% 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 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.1842

Complementary

  1. #bc2beb
  2. #5aeb2b

Split complementary

  1. #bc2beb
  2. #baeb2b
  3. #2beb5c

Analogous

  1. #5c2beb
  2. #bc2beb
  3. #eb2bba

Triadic

  1. #bc2beb
  2. #ebbc2b
  3. #2bebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2beb
  2. #eb2b5a
  3. #5aeb2b
  4. #2bebbc

Square

  1. #bc2beb
  2. #eb5c2b
  3. #5aeb2b
  4. #2bbaeb

Monochromatic

  1. #590b72
  2. #8f11b8
  3. #bc2beb
  4. #d271f2
  5. #e8b7f8

Shades

#bc2beb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2beb
  2. #a927d4
  3. #9622bc
  4. #841ea5
  5. #711a8d
  6. #5e1676
  7. #4b115e
  8. #380d47
  9. #26092f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2beb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2beb
  2. #c340ed
  3. #c955ef
  4. #d06bf1
  5. #d780f3
  6. #de95f5
  7. #e4aaf7
  8. #ebbff9
  9. #f2d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2beb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2beb
  2. #b634e0
  3. #b03cd6
  4. #aa45cb
  5. #a44dc0
  6. #9e56b6
  7. #985eab
  8. #9267a0
  9. #8c6f95
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 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 #006ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #227be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5bee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f64e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2beb {
  color: #bc2beb;
}
Background
.bg-bc2beb {
  background-color: #bc2beb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2beb {
  border: 2px solid #bc2beb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2beb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 43 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2beb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2beb, #eb2bba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2beb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 43 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.01 #43d414 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2beb  rgb(188, 43, 235)  hsl(285, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5aeb2b  rgb(90, 235, 43)  hsl(105, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ebbc2b  rgb(235, 188, 43)  hsl(45, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2bebbc  rgb(43, 235, 188)  hsl(165, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine