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#BC38EA

#bc38ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc38ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 21.96% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 76.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.49°, with 80.91% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.1946

Complementary

  1. #bc38ea
  2. #66ea38

Split complementary

  1. #bc38ea
  2. #bfea38
  3. #38ea63

Analogous

  1. #6338ea
  2. #bc38ea
  3. #ea38bf

Triadic

  1. #bc38ea
  2. #eabc38
  3. #38eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc38ea
  2. #ea3866
  3. #66ea38
  4. #38eabc

Square

  1. #bc38ea
  2. #ea6338
  3. #66ea38
  4. #38bfea

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0d7c
  2. #9414c1
  3. #bc38ea
  4. #d37df1
  5. #ebc2f9

Shades

#bc38ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc38ea
  2. #a932d3
  3. #962dbb
  4. #8427a4
  5. #71228c
  6. #5e1c75
  7. #4b165e
  8. #381146
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc38ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc38ea
  2. #c34cec
  3. #c960ee
  4. #d074f0
  5. #d788f2
  6. #de9cf5
  7. #e4aff7
  8. #ebc3f9
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc38ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc38ea
  2. #b63fdf
  3. #b046d5
  4. #aa4eca
  5. #a455c0
  6. #9e5cb5
  7. #9863aa
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7295
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9966b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #317de6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7360ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8168e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba53bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc38ea {
  color: #bc38ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc38ea {
  background-color: #bc38ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc38ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc38ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc38ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 56 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc38ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc38ea, #ea38bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc38ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 56 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.11 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.61 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.88 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.07 #43c715 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc38ea  rgb(188, 56, 234)  hsl(284, 81%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66ea38  rgb(102, 234, 56)  hsl(104, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eabc38  rgb(234, 188, 56)  hsl(44, 81%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#38eabc  rgb(56, 234, 188)  hsl(164, 81%, 57%)  Aquamarine