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#BC2CF2

#bc2cf2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc2cf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 88.39% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.189

Complementary

  1. #bc2cf2
  2. #62f22c

Split complementary

  1. #bc2cf2
  2. #c5f22c
  3. #2cf259

Analogous

  1. #592cf2
  2. #bc2cf2
  3. #f22cc5

Triadic

  1. #bc2cf2
  2. #f2bc2c
  3. #2cf2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2cf2
  2. #f22c62
  3. #62f22c
  4. #2cf2bc

Square

  1. #bc2cf2
  2. #f2592c
  3. #62f22c
  4. #2cc5f2

Monochromatic

  1. #5d087d
  2. #930cc5
  3. #bc2cf2
  4. #d374f6
  5. #eabcfb

Shades

#bc2cf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2cf2
  2. #a928da
  3. #9623c2
  4. #841fa9
  5. #711a91
  6. #5e1679
  7. #4b1261
  8. #380d49
  9. #260930
  10. #130418
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2cf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2cf2
  2. #c341f3
  3. #c956f5
  4. #d06bf6
  5. #d780f7
  6. #de96f9
  7. #e4abfa
  8. #ebc0fb
  9. #f2d5fc
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2cf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2cf2
  2. #b634e7
  3. #b03ddb
  4. #aa45d0
  5. #a44ec4
  6. #9e56b9
  7. #985eae
  8. #9267a2
  9. #8c6f97
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d7cee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b75f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d5df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d65f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94fc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2cf2 {
  color: #bc2cf2;
}
Background
.bg-bc2cf2 {
  background-color: #bc2cf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2cf2 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2cf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2cf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 44 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2cf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2cf2, #f22cc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2cf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 44 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.86 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.30 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.34 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.50 #43d30d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2cf2  rgb(188, 44, 242)  hsl(284, 88%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#62f22c  rgb(98, 242, 44)  hsl(104, 88%, 56%)  Harlequin
#f2bc2c  rgb(242, 188, 44)  hsl(44, 88%, 56%)  Saffron
#2cf2bc  rgb(44, 242, 188)  hsl(164, 88%, 56%)  Aquamarine