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#BC2DDF

#bc2ddf ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc2ddf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 17.65% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 79.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 288.2°, with 73.55% saturation and 52.55% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #bc2ddf
  2. #50df2d

Split complementary

  1. #bc2ddf
  2. #a9df2d
  3. #2ddf63

Analogous

  1. #632ddf
  2. #bc2ddf
  3. #df2da9

Triadic

  1. #bc2ddf
  2. #dfbc2d
  3. #2ddfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2ddf
  2. #df2d50
  3. #50df2d
  4. #2ddfbc

Square

  1. #bc2ddf
  2. #df632d
  3. #50df2d
  4. #2da9df

Monochromatic

  1. #530f64
  2. #8a19a6
  3. #bc2ddf
  4. #d16fe9
  5. #e6b2f3

Shades

#bc2ddf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2ddf
  2. #a929c9
  3. #9624b2
  4. #84209c
  5. #711b86
  6. #5e1770
  7. #4b1259
  8. #380e43
  9. #26092d
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2ddf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2ddf
  2. #c342e2
  3. #c957e5
  4. #d06ce9
  5. #d781ec
  6. #de96ef
  7. #e4abf2
  8. #ebc0f5
  9. #f2d5f9
  10. #f8eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2ddf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2ddf
  2. #b635d6
  3. #b03ecc
  4. #aa46c3
  5. #a44eb9
  6. #9e57b0
  7. #985fa6
  8. #92679d
  9. #8c6f93
  10. #86788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9760aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #387adb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735ae2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8264dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb49b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2ddf {
  color: #bc2ddf;
}
Background
.bg-bc2ddf {
  background-color: #bc2ddf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc2ddf {
  border: 2px solid #bc2ddf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2ddf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 45 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2ddf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2ddf, #df2da9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2ddf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 45 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.66 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.31 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.72 #43d220 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2ddf  rgb(188, 45, 223)  hsl(288, 74%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#50df2d  rgb(80, 223, 45)  hsl(108, 74%, 53%)  Lime Green
#dfbc2d  rgb(223, 188, 45)  hsl(48, 74%, 53%)  Old Gold
#2ddfbc  rgb(45, 223, 188)  hsl(168, 74%, 53%)  Turquoise