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#BC38ED

#bc38ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc38ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 76.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 283.76°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.1963

Complementary

  1. #bc38ed
  2. #69ed38

Split complementary

  1. #bc38ed
  2. #c3ed38
  3. #38ed62

Analogous

  1. #6238ed
  2. #bc38ed
  3. #ed38c3

Triadic

  1. #bc38ed
  2. #edbc38
  3. #38edbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc38ed
  2. #ed3869
  3. #69ed38
  4. #38edbc

Square

  1. #bc38ed
  2. #ed6238
  3. #69ed38
  4. #38c3ed

Monochromatic

  1. #610c80
  2. #9612c7
  3. #bc38ed
  4. #d47ef3
  5. #ebc4fa

Shades

#bc38ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc38ed
  2. #a932d5
  3. #962dbe
  4. #8427a6
  5. #71228e
  6. #5e1c77
  7. #4b165f
  8. #381147
  9. #260b2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc38ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc38ed
  2. #c34cef
  3. #c960f1
  4. #d074f2
  5. #d788f4
  6. #de9cf6
  7. #e4aff8
  8. #ebc3fa
  9. #f2d7fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc38ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc38ed
  2. #b63fe2
  3. #b046d7
  4. #aa4ecc
  5. #a455c1
  6. #9e5cb7
  7. #9863ac
  8. #926aa1
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9966b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7261f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8069eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b954bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc38ed {
  color: #bc38ed;
}
Background
.bg-bc38ed {
  background-color: #bc38ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc38ed {
  border: 2px solid #bc38ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc38ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 56 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc38ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc38ed, #ed38c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc38ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 56 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.22 #43c712 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc38ed  rgb(188, 56, 237)  hsl(284, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#69ed38  rgb(105, 237, 56)  hsl(104, 83%, 57%)  Neon Green
#edbc38  rgb(237, 188, 56)  hsl(44, 83%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#38edbc  rgb(56, 237, 188)  hsl(164, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine