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#BC38EB

#bc38eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc38eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 76.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.25°, with 81.74% saturation and 57.06% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.1952

Complementary

  1. #bc38eb
  2. #67eb38

Split complementary

  1. #bc38eb
  2. #c0eb38
  3. #38eb63

Analogous

  1. #6338eb
  2. #bc38eb
  3. #eb38c0

Triadic

  1. #bc38eb
  2. #ebbc38
  3. #38ebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc38eb
  2. #eb3867
  3. #67eb38
  4. #38ebbc

Square

  1. #bc38eb
  2. #eb6338
  3. #67eb38
  4. #38c0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #600d7d
  2. #9514c3
  3. #bc38eb
  4. #d37ef2
  5. #ebc3f9

Shades

#bc38eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc38eb
  2. #a932d4
  3. #962dbc
  4. #8427a5
  5. #71228d
  6. #5e1c76
  7. #4b165e
  8. #381147
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc38eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc38eb
  2. #c34ced
  3. #c960ef
  4. #d074f1
  5. #d788f3
  6. #de9cf5
  7. #e4aff7
  8. #ebc3f9
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc38eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc38eb
  2. #b63fe0
  3. #b046d6
  4. #aa4ecb
  5. #a455c0
  6. #9e5cb6
  7. #9863ab
  8. #926aa0
  9. #8c7295
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9966b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #307de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7361ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8169e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba54bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc38eb {
  color: #bc38eb;
}
Background
.bg-bc38eb {
  background-color: #bc38eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc38eb {
  border: 2px solid #bc38eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc38eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 56 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc38eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc38eb, #eb38c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc38eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 56 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.13 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.63 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.08 #43c714 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc38eb  rgb(188, 56, 235)  hsl(284, 82%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#67eb38  rgb(103, 235, 56)  hsl(104, 82%, 57%)  Neon Green
#ebbc38  rgb(235, 188, 56)  hsl(44, 82%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#38ebbc  rgb(56, 235, 188)  hsl(164, 82%, 57%)  Aquamarine