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#BC33EA

#bc33ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc33ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 78.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.92°, with 81.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.19

Complementary

  1. #bc33ea
  2. #61ea33

Split complementary

  1. #bc33ea
  2. #bcea33
  3. #33ea60

Analogous

  1. #6033ea
  2. #bc33ea
  3. #ea33bc

Triadic

  1. #bc33ea
  2. #eabc33
  3. #33eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc33ea
  2. #ea3361
  3. #61ea33
  4. #33eabc

Square

  1. #bc33ea
  2. #ea6033
  3. #61ea33
  4. #33bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0c78
  2. #9213bd
  3. #bc33ea
  4. #d378f1
  5. #eabef8

Shades

#bc33ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc33ea
  2. #a92ed3
  3. #9629bb
  4. #8424a4
  5. #711f8c
  6. #5e1a75
  7. #4b145e
  8. #380f46
  9. #260a2f
  10. #130517
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc33ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc33ea
  2. #c347ec
  3. #c95cee
  4. #d070f0
  5. #d785f2
  6. #de99f5
  7. #e4adf7
  8. #ebc2f9
  9. #f2d6fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc33ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc33ea
  2. #b63bdf
  3. #b042d5
  4. #aa4aca
  5. #a452c0
  6. #9e5ab5
  7. #9861aa
  8. #9269a0
  9. #8c7195
  10. #86788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9864b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7ce6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b85e8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #725eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8067e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba50bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc33ea {
  color: #bc33ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc33ea {
  background-color: #bc33ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc33ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc33ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc33ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc33ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc33ea, #ea33bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc33ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.66 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.65 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.02 #43cc15 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc33ea  rgb(188, 51, 234)  hsl(285, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#61ea33  rgb(97, 234, 51)  hsl(105, 81%, 56%)  Neon Green
#eabc33  rgb(234, 188, 51)  hsl(45, 81%, 56%)  Meat Brown
#33eabc  rgb(51, 234, 188)  hsl(165, 81%, 56%)  Aquamarine