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#BC3BE8

#bc3be8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc3be8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 23.14% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.97% cyan, 74.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 284.74°, with 79% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.1965

Complementary

  1. #bc3be8
  2. #67e83b

Split complementary

  1. #bc3be8
  2. #bee83b
  3. #3be866

Analogous

  1. #663be8
  2. #bc3be8
  3. #e83bbe

Triadic

  1. #bc3be8
  2. #e8bc3b
  3. #3be8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3be8
  2. #e83b67
  3. #67e83b
  4. #3be8bc

Square

  1. #bc3be8
  2. #e8663b
  3. #67e83b
  4. #3bbee8

Monochromatic

  1. #600e7c
  2. #9517c0
  3. #bc3be8
  4. #d37ff0
  5. #ebc4f8

Shades

#bc3be8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3be8
  2. #a935d1
  3. #962fba
  4. #8429a2
  5. #71238b
  6. #5e1e74
  7. #4b185d
  8. #381246
  9. #260c2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3be8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3be8
  2. #c34fea
  3. #c962ed
  4. #d076ef
  5. #d789f1
  6. #de9df4
  7. #e4b1f6
  8. #ebc4f8
  9. #f2d8fa
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3be8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3be8
  2. #b642de
  3. #b049d3
  4. #aa50c9
  5. #a457be
  6. #9e5eb4
  7. #9864aa
  8. #926b9f
  9. #8c7295
  10. #86798a
  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 #9967b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #377ee4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b96190 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7461eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8269e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba54ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3be8 {
  color: #bc3be8;
}
Background
.bg-bc3be8 {
  background-color: #bc3be8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3be8 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3be8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3be8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 59 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 79% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3be8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3be8, #e83bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3be8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 59 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.50 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.69 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.34 #43c417 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3be8  rgb(188, 59, 232)  hsl(285, 79%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#67e83b  rgb(103, 232, 59)  hsl(105, 79%, 57%)  Neon Green
#e8bc3b  rgb(232, 188, 59)  hsl(45, 79%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#3be8bc  rgb(59, 232, 188)  hsl(165, 79%, 57%)  Aquamarine