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#BC2CF5

#bc2cf5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc2cf5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.27% cyan, 82.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 282.99°, with 90.95% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.1909

Complementary

  1. #bc2cf5
  2. #65f52c

Split complementary

  1. #bc2cf5
  2. #c9f52c
  3. #2cf558

Analogous

  1. #582cf5
  2. #bc2cf5
  3. #f52cc9

Triadic

  1. #bc2cf5
  2. #f5bc2c
  3. #2cf5bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2cf5
  2. #f52c65
  3. #65f52c
  4. #2cf5bc

Square

  1. #bc2cf5
  2. #f5582c
  3. #65f52c
  4. #2cc9f5

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0682
  2. #940acb
  3. #bc2cf5
  4. #d375f8
  5. #eabefc

Shades

#bc2cf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2cf5
  2. #a928dd
  3. #9623c4
  4. #841fac
  5. #711a93
  6. #5e167b
  7. #4b1262
  8. #380d4a
  9. #260931
  10. #130419
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2cf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2cf5
  2. #c341f6
  3. #c956f7
  4. #d06bf8
  5. #d780f9
  6. #de96fa
  7. #e4abfb
  8. #ebc0fc
  9. #f2d5fd
  10. #f8eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2cf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2cf5
  2. #b634e9
  3. #b03dde
  4. #aa45d2
  5. #a44ec6
  6. #9e56bb
  7. #985eaf
  8. #9267a3
  9. #8c6f97
  10. #86788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9863b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007cf1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66194 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c5ef8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c65f3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b851c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2cf5 {
  color: #bc2cf5;
}
Background
.bg-bc2cf5 {
  background-color: #bc2cf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2cf5 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2cf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2cf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 44 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 91% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2cf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2cf5, #f52cc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2cf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 44 245 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.04 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.08 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.71 #43d30a Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2cf5  rgb(188, 44, 245)  hsl(283, 91%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#65f52c  rgb(101, 245, 44)  hsl(103, 91%, 57%)  Harlequin
#f5bc2c  rgb(245, 188, 44)  hsl(43, 91%, 57%)  Amber
#2cf5bc  rgb(44, 245, 188)  hsl(163, 91%, 57%)  Aquamarine