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#BC3AEA

#bc3aea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc3aea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 22.75% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 75.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.32°, with 80.73% saturation and 57.25% 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 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.1966

Complementary

  1. #bc3aea
  2. #68ea3a

Split complementary

  1. #bc3aea
  2. #c0ea3a
  3. #3aea64

Analogous

  1. #643aea
  2. #bc3aea
  3. #ea3ac0

Triadic

  1. #bc3aea
  2. #eabc3a
  3. #3aeabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3aea
  2. #ea3a68
  3. #68ea3a
  4. #3aeabc

Square

  1. #bc3aea
  2. #ea643a
  3. #68ea3a
  4. #3ac0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #600d7e
  2. #9515c3
  3. #bc3aea
  4. #d47ff1
  5. #ebc4f9

Shades

#bc3aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3aea
  2. #a934d3
  3. #962ebb
  4. #8429a4
  5. #71238c
  6. #5e1d75
  7. #4b175e
  8. #381146
  9. #260c2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3aea
  2. #c34eec
  3. #c961ee
  4. #d075f0
  5. #d789f2
  6. #de9df5
  7. #e4b0f7
  8. #ebc4f9
  9. #f2d8fb
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3aea
  2. #b641df
  3. #b048d5
  4. #aa4fca
  5. #a456c0
  6. #9e5db5
  7. #9864aa
  8. #926ba0
  9. #8c7295
  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 #9967b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #337ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86291 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7361ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8169e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba55bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3aea {
  color: #bc3aea;
}
Background
.bg-bc3aea {
  background-color: #bc3aea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3aea {
  border: 2px solid #bc3aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 58 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3aea, #ea3ac0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 58 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.88 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.33 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.45 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.26 #43c515 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3aea  rgb(188, 58, 234)  hsl(284, 81%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#68ea3a  rgb(104, 234, 58)  hsl(104, 81%, 57%)  Neon Green
#eabc3a  rgb(234, 188, 58)  hsl(44, 81%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#3aeabc  rgb(58, 234, 188)  hsl(164, 81%, 57%)  Aquamarine