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#BC3BF9

#bc3bf9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc3bf9 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 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 76.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 280.74°, with 94.06% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.2066

Complementary

  1. #bc3bf9
  2. #78f93b

Split complementary

  1. #bc3bf9
  2. #d7f93b
  3. #3bf95d

Analogous

  1. #5d3bf9
  2. #bc3bf9
  3. #f93bd7

Triadic

  1. #bc3bf9
  2. #f9bc3b
  3. #3bf9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3bf9
  2. #f93b78
  3. #78f93b
  4. #3bf9bc

Square

  1. #bc3bf9
  2. #f95d3b
  3. #78f93b
  4. #3bd7f9

Monochromatic

  1. #680596
  2. #9b07e1
  3. #bc3bf9
  4. #d585fb
  5. #efcffe

Shades

#bc3bf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3bf9
  2. #a935e0
  3. #962fc7
  4. #8429ae
  5. #712395
  6. #5e1e7d
  7. #4b1864
  8. #38124b
  9. #260c32
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3bf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3bf9
  2. #c34ffa
  3. #c962fa
  4. #d076fb
  5. #d789fb
  6. #de9dfc
  7. #e4b1fd
  8. #ebc4fd
  9. #f2d8fe
  10. #f8ebfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3bf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3bf9
  2. #b642ed
  3. #b049e1
  4. #aa50d5
  5. #a457c9
  6. #9e5ebd
  7. #9864b0
  8. #926ba4
  9. #8c7298
  10. #86798c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a69bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1380f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f65fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d6bf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75ac7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3bf9 {
  color: #bc3bf9;
}
Background
.bg-bc3bf9 {
  background-color: #bc3bf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3bf9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3bf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3bf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 59 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 94% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3bf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3bf9, #f93bd7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3bf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 59 249 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.39 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.32 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.56 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.36 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.36 #43c406 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3bf9  rgb(188, 59, 249)  hsl(281, 94%, 60%)  Electric Purple
#78f93b  rgb(120, 249, 59)  hsl(101, 94%, 60%)  Lawn Green
#f9bc3b  rgb(249, 188, 59)  hsl(41, 94%, 60%)  Amber
#3bf9bc  rgb(59, 249, 188)  hsl(161, 94%, 60%)  Aquamarine