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#BC2CE7

#bc2ce7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc2ce7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 17.25% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.61% cyan, 80.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 286.2°, with 79.57% saturation and 53.92% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #bc2ce7
  2. #57e72c

Split complementary

  1. #bc2ce7
  2. #b5e72c
  3. #2ce75e

Analogous

  1. #5e2ce7
  2. #bc2ce7
  3. #e72cb5

Triadic

  1. #bc2ce7
  2. #e7bc2c
  3. #2ce7bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2ce7
  2. #e72c57
  3. #57e72c
  4. #2ce7bc

Square

  1. #bc2ce7
  2. #e75e2c
  3. #57e72c
  4. #2cb5e7

Monochromatic

  1. #570c6e
  2. #8e14b2
  3. #bc2ce7
  4. #d271ef
  5. #e8b5f7

Shades

#bc2ce7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2ce7
  2. #a928d0
  3. #9623b9
  4. #841fa2
  5. #711a8b
  6. #5e1674
  7. #4b125c
  8. #380d45
  9. #26092e
  10. #130417
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2ce7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2ce7
  2. #c341e9
  3. #c956ec
  4. #d06bee
  5. #d780f1
  6. #de96f3
  7. #e4abf5
  8. #ebc0f8
  9. #f2d5fa
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2ce7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2ce7
  2. #b634dd
  3. #b03dd2
  4. #aa45c8
  5. #a44ebe
  6. #9e56b4
  7. #985ea9
  8. #92679f
  9. #8c6f95
  10. #86788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9761af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7ae3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b95a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715bea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8064e5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2ce7 {
  color: #bc2ce7;
}
Background
.bg-bc2ce7 {
  background-color: #bc2ce7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2ce7 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2ce7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2ce7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 44 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2ce7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2ce7, #e72cb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2ce7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 44 231 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.48 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.61 #43d318 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2ce7  rgb(188, 44, 231)  hsl(286, 80%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#57e72c  rgb(87, 231, 44)  hsl(106, 80%, 54%)  Neon Green
#e7bc2c  rgb(231, 188, 44)  hsl(46, 80%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#2ce7bc  rgb(44, 231, 188)  hsl(166, 80%, 54%)  Aquamarine