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#BC36EC

#bc36ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc36ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 21.18% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 77.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.18°, with 82.73% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.1939

Complementary

  1. #bc36ec
  2. #66ec36

Split complementary

  1. #bc36ec
  2. #c1ec36
  3. #36ec61

Analogous

  1. #6136ec
  2. #bc36ec
  3. #ec36c1

Triadic

  1. #bc36ec
  2. #ecbc36
  3. #36ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc36ec
  2. #ec3666
  3. #66ec36
  4. #36ecbc

Square

  1. #bc36ec
  2. #ec6136
  3. #66ec36
  4. #36c1ec

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0c7d
  2. #9412c3
  3. #bc36ec
  4. #d37cf3
  5. #ebc2f9

Shades

#bc36ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc36ec
  2. #a931d4
  3. #962bbd
  4. #8426a5
  5. #71208e
  6. #5e1b76
  7. #4b165e
  8. #381047
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130518
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc36ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc36ec
  2. #c34aee
  3. #c95ef0
  4. #d072f2
  5. #d786f4
  6. #de9bf6
  7. #e4aff7
  8. #ebc3f9
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc36ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc36ec
  2. #b63de1
  3. #b045d6
  4. #aa4ccc
  5. #a454c1
  6. #9e5bb6
  7. #9862ab
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7196
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9965b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7260ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8068ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba53bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc36ec {
  color: #bc36ec;
}
Background
.bg-bc36ec {
  background-color: #bc36ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc36ec {
  border: 2px solid #bc36ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc36ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 54 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc36ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc36ec, #ec36c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc36ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 54 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.76 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.86 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.81 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.92 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.09 #43c913 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc36ec  rgb(188, 54, 236)  hsl(284, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66ec36  rgb(102, 236, 54)  hsl(104, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ecbc36  rgb(236, 188, 54)  hsl(44, 83%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#36ecbc  rgb(54, 236, 188)  hsl(164, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine