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#BC2BEE

#bc2bee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc2bee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.01% cyan, 81.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 284.62°, with 85.15% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.1859

Complementary

  1. #bc2bee
  2. #5dee2b

Split complementary

  1. #bc2bee
  2. #beee2b
  3. #2bee5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2bee
  2. #bc2bee
  3. #ee2bbe

Triadic

  1. #bc2bee
  2. #eebc2b
  3. #2beebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2bee
  2. #ee2b5d
  3. #5dee2b
  4. #2beebc

Square

  1. #bc2bee
  2. #ee5b2b
  3. #5dee2b
  4. #2bbeee

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0a77
  2. #910fbd
  3. #bc2bee
  4. #d272f4
  5. #e9b9f9

Shades

#bc2bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2bee
  2. #a927d6
  3. #9622be
  4. #841ea7
  5. #711a8f
  6. #5e1677
  7. #4b115f
  8. #380d47
  9. #260930
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2bee
  2. #c340f0
  3. #c955f1
  4. #d06bf3
  5. #d780f5
  6. #de95f7
  7. #e4aaf8
  8. #ebbffa
  9. #f2d5fc
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2bee
  2. #b634e3
  3. #b03cd8
  4. #aa45cd
  5. #a44dc2
  6. #9e56b7
  7. #985eac
  8. #9267a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1a7bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e64ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94ebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2bee {
  color: #bc2bee;
}
Background
.bg-bc2bee {
  background-color: #bc2bee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2bee {
  border: 2px solid #bc2bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 43 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2bee, #ee2bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 43 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.40 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.17 #43d411 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2bee  rgb(188, 43, 238)  hsl(285, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5dee2b  rgb(93, 238, 43)  hsl(105, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eebc2b  rgb(238, 188, 43)  hsl(45, 85%, 55%)  Saffron
#2beebc  rgb(43, 238, 188)  hsl(165, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine