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#BC33DF

#bc33df ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc33df is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 20% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 77.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 287.79°, with 72.88% saturation and 53.73% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1839

Complementary

  1. #bc33df
  2. #56df33

Split complementary

  1. #bc33df
  2. #acdf33
  3. #33df66

Analogous

  1. #6633df
  2. #bc33df
  3. #df33ac

Triadic

  1. #bc33df
  2. #dfbc33
  3. #33dfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc33df
  2. #df3356
  3. #56df33
  4. #33dfbc

Square

  1. #bc33df
  2. #df6633
  3. #56df33
  4. #33acdf

Monochromatic

  1. #571069
  2. #8d1bab
  3. #bc33df
  4. #d275e9
  5. #e7b7f4

Shades

#bc33df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc33df
  2. #a92ec9
  3. #9629b2
  4. #84249c
  5. #711f86
  6. #5e1a70
  7. #4b1459
  8. #380f43
  9. #260a2d
  10. #130516
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc33df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc33df
  2. #c347e2
  3. #c95ce5
  4. #d070e9
  5. #d785ec
  6. #de99ef
  7. #e4adf2
  8. #ebc2f5
  9. #f2d6f9
  10. #f8ebfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc33df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc33df
  2. #b63bd6
  3. #b042cc
  4. #aa4ac3
  5. #a452b9
  6. #9e5ab0
  7. #9861a6
  8. #92699d
  9. #8c7193
  10. #86788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9763ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c7bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb5989 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #755ce2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8366dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc33df {
  color: #bc33df;
}
Background
.bg-bc33df {
  background-color: #bc33df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc33df {
  border: 2px solid #bc33df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc33df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 73% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc33df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc33df, #df33ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc33df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.06 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.01 #43cc20 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc33df  rgb(188, 51, 223)  hsl(288, 73%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#56df33  rgb(86, 223, 51)  hsl(108, 73%, 54%)  Lime Green
#dfbc33  rgb(223, 188, 51)  hsl(48, 73%, 54%)  Old Gold
#33dfbc  rgb(51, 223, 188)  hsl(168, 73%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine