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#BC3BEF

#bc3bef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc3bef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.34% cyan, 75.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 283°, with 84.91% saturation and 58.43% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.2005

Complementary

  1. #bc3bef
  2. #6eef3b

Split complementary

  1. #bc3bef
  2. #c8ef3b
  3. #3bef62

Analogous

  1. #623bef
  2. #bc3bef
  3. #ef3bc8

Triadic

  1. #bc3bef
  2. #efbc3b
  3. #3befbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3bef
  2. #ef3b6e
  3. #6eef3b
  4. #3befbc

Square

  1. #bc3bef
  2. #ef623b
  3. #6eef3b
  4. #3bc8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #630b86
  2. #9711cd
  3. #bc3bef
  4. #d482f5
  5. #ecc8fb

Shades

#bc3bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3bef
  2. #a935d7
  3. #962fbf
  4. #8429a7
  5. #71238f
  6. #5e1e78
  7. #4b1860
  8. #381248
  9. #260c30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3bef
  2. #c34ff1
  3. #c962f2
  4. #d076f4
  5. #d789f5
  6. #de9df7
  7. #e4b1f9
  8. #ebc4fa
  9. #f2d8fc
  10. #f8ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3bef
  2. #b642e4
  3. #b049d9
  4. #aa50ce
  5. #a457c3
  6. #9e5eb8
  7. #9864ac
  8. #926ba1
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a68b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76494 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7263f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b957bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3bef {
  color: #bc3bef;
}
Background
.bg-bc3bef {
  background-color: #bc3bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3bef {
  border: 2px solid #bc3bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 59 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 85% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3bef, #ef3bc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 59 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.48 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.41 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.41 #43c410 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3bef  rgb(188, 59, 239)  hsl(283, 85%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6eef3b  rgb(110, 239, 59)  hsl(103, 85%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#efbc3b  rgb(239, 188, 59)  hsl(43, 85%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3befbc  rgb(59, 239, 188)  hsl(163, 85%, 58%)  Aquamarine