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#BC2CEF

#bc2cef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc2cef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 17.25% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 81.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 284.31°, with 85.9% saturation and 55.49% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.1872

Complementary

  1. #bc2cef
  2. #5fef2c

Split complementary

  1. #bc2cef
  2. #c0ef2c
  3. #2cef5b

Analogous

  1. #5b2cef
  2. #bc2cef
  3. #ef2cc0

Triadic

  1. #bc2cef
  2. #efbc2c
  3. #2cefbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2cef
  2. #ef2c5f
  3. #5fef2c
  4. #2cefbc

Square

  1. #bc2cef
  2. #ef5b2c
  3. #5fef2c
  4. #2cc0ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0979
  2. #920fc0
  3. #bc2cef
  4. #d373f4
  5. #e9bafa

Shades

#bc2cef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2cef
  2. #a928d7
  3. #9623bf
  4. #841fa7
  5. #711a8f
  6. #5e1678
  7. #4b1260
  8. #380d48
  9. #260930
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2cef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2cef
  2. #c341f1
  3. #c956f2
  4. #d06bf4
  5. #d780f5
  6. #de96f7
  7. #e4abf9
  8. #ebc0fa
  9. #f2d5fc
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2cef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2cef
  2. #b634e4
  3. #b03dd9
  4. #aa45ce
  5. #a44ec3
  6. #9e56b8
  7. #985eac
  8. #9267a1
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #197beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e5cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e65ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94ebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2cef {
  color: #bc2cef;
}
Background
.bg-bc2cef {
  background-color: #bc2cef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2cef {
  border: 2px solid #bc2cef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2cef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 44 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2cef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2cef, #ef2cc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2cef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 44 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.23 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.32 #43d310 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2cef  rgb(188, 44, 239)  hsl(284, 86%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5fef2c  rgb(95, 239, 44)  hsl(104, 86%, 55%)  Neon Green
#efbc2c  rgb(239, 188, 44)  hsl(44, 86%, 55%)  Saffron
#2cefbc  rgb(44, 239, 188)  hsl(164, 86%, 55%)  Aquamarine