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#BC2DEC

#bc2dec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc2dec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 80.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.92°, with 83.41% saturation and 55.1% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.68.

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Relative luminance0.1862

Complementary

  1. #bc2dec
  2. #5dec2d

Split complementary

  1. #bc2dec
  2. #bdec2d
  3. #2dec5d

Analogous

  1. #5d2dec
  2. #bc2dec
  3. #ec2dbd

Triadic

  1. #bc2dec
  2. #ecbc2d
  3. #2decbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2dec
  2. #ec2d5d
  3. #5dec2d
  4. #2decbc

Square

  1. #bc2dec
  2. #ec5d2d
  3. #5dec2d
  4. #2dbdec

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0b75
  2. #9111bc
  3. #bc2dec
  4. #d273f2
  5. #e9b9f9

Shades

#bc2dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2dec
  2. #a929d4
  3. #9624bd
  4. #8420a5
  5. #711b8e
  6. #5e1776
  7. #4b125e
  8. #380e47
  9. #26092f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2dec
  2. #c342ee
  3. #c957f0
  4. #d06cf2
  5. #d781f4
  6. #de96f6
  7. #e4abf7
  8. #ebc0f9
  9. #f2d5fb
  10. #f8eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2dec
  2. #b635e1
  3. #b03ed6
  4. #aa46cc
  5. #a44ec1
  6. #9e57b6
  7. #985fab
  8. #9267a0
  9. #8c6f96
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9862b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #227be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85d8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #705cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f65ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2dec {
  color: #bc2dec;
}
Background
.bg-bc2dec {
  background-color: #bc2dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc2dec {
  border: 2px solid #bc2dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 45 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2dec, #ec2dbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 45 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.25 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.11 #43d213 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc2dec  rgb(188, 45, 236)  hsl(285, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#5dec2d  rgb(93, 236, 45)  hsl(105, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ecbc2d  rgb(236, 188, 45)  hsl(45, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2decbc  rgb(45, 236, 188)  hsl(165, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine