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#BC2BED

#bc2bed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc2bed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 81.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.85°, with 84.35% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1853

Complementary

  1. #bc2bed
  2. #5ced2b

Split complementary

  1. #bc2bed
  2. #bded2b
  3. #2bed5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2bed
  2. #bc2bed
  3. #ed2bbd

Triadic

  1. #bc2bed
  2. #edbc2b
  3. #2bedbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2bed
  2. #ed2b5c
  3. #5ced2b
  4. #2bedbc

Square

  1. #bc2bed
  2. #ed5b2b
  3. #5ced2b
  4. #2bbded

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0a75
  2. #9010bc
  3. #bc2bed
  4. #d272f3
  5. #e9b8f9

Shades

#bc2bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2bed
  2. #a927d5
  3. #9622be
  4. #841ea6
  5. #711a8e
  6. #5e1677
  7. #4b115f
  8. #380d47
  9. #26092f
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2bed
  2. #c340ef
  3. #c955f1
  4. #d06bf2
  5. #d780f4
  6. #de95f6
  7. #e4aaf8
  8. #ebbffa
  9. #f2d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2bed
  2. #b634e2
  3. #b03cd7
  4. #aa45cc
  5. #a44dc1
  6. #9e56b7
  7. #985eac
  8. #9267a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d7be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85c8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f5cf0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e64eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94dbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2bed {
  color: #bc2bed;
}
Background
.bg-bc2bed {
  background-color: #bc2bed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2bed {
  border: 2px solid #bc2bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 43 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2bed, #ed2bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 43 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.49 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.13 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.12 #43d412 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2bed  rgb(188, 43, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5ced2b  rgb(92, 237, 43)  hsl(105, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edbc2b  rgb(237, 188, 43)  hsl(45, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#2bedbc  rgb(43, 237, 188)  hsl(165, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine