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#BC36FF

#bc36ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc36ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 21.18% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.27% cyan, 78.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 100% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.2055

Complementary

  1. #bc36ff
  2. #79ff36

Split complementary

  1. #bc36ff
  2. #deff36
  3. #36ff58

Analogous

  1. #5836ff
  2. #bc36ff
  3. #ff36de

Triadic

  1. #bc36ff
  2. #ffbc36
  3. #36ffbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc36ff
  2. #ff3679
  3. #79ff36
  4. #36ffbc

Square

  1. #bc36ff
  2. #ff5836
  3. #79ff36
  4. #36deff

Monochromatic

  1. #68009c
  2. #9b00e9
  3. #bc36ff
  4. #d683ff
  5. #efcfff

Shades

#bc36ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc36ff
  2. #a931e6
  3. #962bcc
  4. #8426b3
  5. #712099
  6. #5e1b80
  7. #4b1666
  8. #38104d
  9. #260b33
  10. #13051a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc36ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc36ff
  2. #c34aff
  3. #c95eff
  4. #d072ff
  5. #d786ff
  6. #de9bff
  7. #e4afff
  8. #ebc3ff
  9. #f2d7ff
  10. #f8ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc36ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc36ff
  2. #b63df2
  3. #b045e6
  4. #aa4cd9
  5. #a454cc
  6. #9e5bc0
  7. #9862b3
  8. #926aa6
  9. #8c7199
  10. #86798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a68bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #007ffb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3699c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b64ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a69fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b759cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc36ff {
  color: #bc36ff;
}
Background
.bg-bc36ff {
  background-color: #bc36ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc36ff {
  border: 2px solid #bc36ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc36ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 54 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 100% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc36ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc36ff, #ff36de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc36ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 54 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.61 #43c900 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc36ff  rgb(188, 54, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#79ff36  rgb(121, 255, 54)  hsl(100, 100%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#ffbc36  rgb(255, 188, 54)  hsl(40, 100%, 61%)  Amber
#36ffbc  rgb(54, 255, 188)  hsl(160, 100%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green