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#BC35ED

#bc35ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc35ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 20.78% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 77.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.02°, with 83.64% saturation and 56.86% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.1935

Complementary

  1. #bc35ed
  2. #66ed35

Split complementary

  1. #bc35ed
  2. #c2ed35
  3. #35ed60

Analogous

  1. #6035ed
  2. #bc35ed
  3. #ed35c2

Triadic

  1. #bc35ed
  2. #edbc35
  3. #35edbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc35ed
  2. #ed3566
  3. #66ed35
  4. #35edbc

Square

  1. #bc35ed
  2. #ed6035
  3. #66ed35
  4. #35c2ed

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0b7e
  2. #9411c4
  3. #bc35ed
  4. #d37bf3
  5. #ebc1fa

Shades

#bc35ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc35ed
  2. #a930d5
  3. #962abe
  4. #8425a6
  5. #71208e
  6. #5e1b77
  7. #4b155f
  8. #381047
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc35ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc35ed
  2. #c349ef
  3. #c95df1
  4. #d072f2
  5. #d786f4
  6. #de9af6
  7. #e4aef8
  8. #ebc2fa
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc35ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc35ed
  2. #b63de2
  3. #b044d7
  4. #aa4ccc
  5. #a453c1
  6. #9e5bb7
  7. #9862ac
  8. #926aa1
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9965b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297de9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7160f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8068eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b953bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc35ed {
  color: #bc35ed;
}
Background
.bg-bc35ed {
  background-color: #bc35ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc35ed {
  border: 2px solid #bc35ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc35ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 53 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc35ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc35ed, #ed35c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc35ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 53 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.03 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.16 #43ca12 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc35ed  rgb(188, 53, 237)  hsl(284, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66ed35  rgb(102, 237, 53)  hsl(104, 84%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edbc35  rgb(237, 188, 53)  hsl(44, 84%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#35edbc  rgb(53, 237, 188)  hsl(164, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine