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#BC3AFA

#bc3afa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc3afa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 22.75% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.8% cyan, 76.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.63°, with 95.05% saturation and 60.39% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.2062

Complementary

  1. #bc3afa
  2. #78fa3a

Split complementary

  1. #bc3afa
  2. #d8fa3a
  3. #3afa5c

Analogous

  1. #5c3afa
  2. #bc3afa
  3. #fa3ad8

Triadic

  1. #bc3afa
  2. #fabc3a
  3. #3afabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3afa
  2. #fa3a78
  3. #78fa3a
  4. #3afabc

Square

  1. #bc3afa
  2. #fa5c3a
  3. #78fa3a
  4. #3ad8fa

Monochromatic

  1. #680497
  2. #9b06e2
  3. #bc3afa
  4. #d585fc
  5. #efcffe

Shades

#bc3afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3afa
  2. #a934e1
  3. #962ec8
  4. #8429af
  5. #712396
  6. #5e1d7d
  7. #4b1764
  8. #38114b
  9. #260c32
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3afa
  2. #c34efb
  3. #c961fb
  4. #d075fc
  5. #d789fc
  6. #de9dfd
  7. #e4b0fd
  8. #ebc4fe
  9. #f2d8fe
  10. #f8ebff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3afa
  2. #b641ee
  3. #b048e2
  4. #aa4fd5
  5. #a456c9
  6. #9e5dbd
  7. #9864b1
  8. #926ba5
  9. #8c7298
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a69bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0b80f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4699a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e64fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6bf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75ac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3afa {
  color: #bc3afa;
}
Background
.bg-bc3afa {
  background-color: #bc3afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3afa {
  border: 2px solid #bc3afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 58 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 95% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3afa, #fa3ad8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 58 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.95 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.41 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.41 #43c505 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3afa  rgb(188, 58, 250)  hsl(281, 95%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#78fa3a  rgb(120, 250, 58)  hsl(101, 95%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#fabc3a  rgb(250, 188, 58)  hsl(41, 95%, 60%)  Amber
#3afabc  rgb(58, 250, 188)  hsl(161, 95%, 60%)  Aquamarine