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#BC3BF0

#bc3bf0 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc3bf0 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 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.67% cyan, 75.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 282.76°, with 85.78% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2011

Complementary

  1. #bc3bf0
  2. #6ff03b

Split complementary

  1. #bc3bf0
  2. #caf03b
  3. #3bf062

Analogous

  1. #623bf0
  2. #bc3bf0
  3. #f03bca

Triadic

  1. #bc3bf0
  2. #f0bc3b
  3. #3bf0bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3bf0
  2. #f03b6f
  3. #6ff03b
  4. #3bf0bc

Square

  1. #bc3bf0
  2. #f0623b
  3. #6ff03b
  4. #3bcaf0

Monochromatic

  1. #640a88
  2. #9810cf
  3. #bc3bf0
  4. #d482f5
  5. #edc9fb

Shades

#bc3bf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3bf0
  2. #a935d8
  3. #962fc0
  4. #8429a8
  5. #712390
  6. #5e1e78
  7. #4b1860
  8. #381248
  9. #260c30
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3bf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3bf0
  2. #c34ff2
  3. #c962f3
  4. #d076f5
  5. #d789f6
  6. #de9df8
  7. #e4b1f9
  8. #ebc4fb
  9. #f2d8fc
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3bf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3bf0
  2. #b642e5
  3. #b049da
  4. #aa50ce
  5. #a457c3
  6. #9e5eb8
  7. #9864ad
  8. #926ba2
  9. #8c7296
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a68b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b7fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b76594 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7263f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #806aee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b957c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3bf0 {
  color: #bc3bf0;
}
Background
.bg-bc3bf0 {
  background-color: #bc3bf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3bf0 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3bf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3bf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 59 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3bf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3bf0, #f03bca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3bf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 59 240 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.60 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.51 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.40 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.40 #43c40f Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3bf0  rgb(188, 59, 240)  hsl(283, 86%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#6ff03b  rgb(111, 240, 59)  hsl(103, 86%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#f0bc3b  rgb(240, 188, 59)  hsl(43, 86%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#3bf0bc  rgb(59, 240, 188)  hsl(163, 86%, 59%)  Aquamarine