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#BC32EA

#bc32ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc32ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 19.61% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 78.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 81.42% saturation and 55.69% 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 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 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.1891

Complementary

  1. #bc32ea
  2. #60ea32

Split complementary

  1. #bc32ea
  2. #bcea32
  3. #32ea60

Analogous

  1. #6032ea
  2. #bc32ea
  3. #ea32bc

Triadic

  1. #bc32ea
  2. #eabc32
  3. #32eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc32ea
  2. #ea3260
  3. #60ea32
  4. #32eabc

Square

  1. #bc32ea
  2. #ea6032
  3. #60ea32
  4. #32bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0c77
  2. #9213bc
  3. #bc32ea
  4. #d377f1
  5. #e9bdf8

Shades

#bc32ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc32ea
  2. #a92dd3
  3. #9628bb
  4. #8423a4
  5. #711e8c
  6. #5e1975
  7. #4b145e
  8. #380f46
  9. #260a2f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc32ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc32ea
  2. #c347ec
  3. #c95bee
  4. #d070f0
  5. #d784f2
  6. #de99f5
  7. #e4adf7
  8. #ebc2f9
  9. #f2d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc32ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc32ea
  2. #b63adf
  3. #b042d5
  4. #aa49ca
  5. #a451c0
  6. #9e59b5
  7. #9861aa
  8. #9269a0
  9. #8c7095
  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 #9864b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7ce6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #715eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8066e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba50ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc32ea {
  color: #bc32ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc32ea {
  background-color: #bc32ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc32ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc32ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc32ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 50 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc32ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc32ea, #ea32bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc32ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 50 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.17 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.96 #43cd15 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc32ea  rgb(188, 50, 234)  hsl(285, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#60ea32  rgb(96, 234, 50)  hsl(105, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eabc32  rgb(234, 188, 50)  hsl(45, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#32eabc  rgb(50, 234, 188)  hsl(165, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine