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#BC3CE6

#bc3ce6 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#bc3ce6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 23.53% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.26% cyan, 73.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 285.18°, with 77.27% saturation and 56.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.1964

Complementary

  1. #bc3ce6
  2. #66e63c

Split complementary

  1. #bc3ce6
  2. #bbe63c
  3. #3ce667

Analogous

  1. #673ce6
  2. #bc3ce6
  3. #e63cbb

Triadic

  1. #bc3ce6
  2. #e6bc3c
  3. #3ce6bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3ce6
  2. #e63c66
  3. #66e63c
  4. #3ce6bc

Square

  1. #bc3ce6
  2. #e6673c
  3. #66e63c
  4. #3cbbe6

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1079
  2. #9418bd
  3. #bc3ce6
  4. #d380ef
  5. #ebc4f7

Shades

#bc3ce6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3ce6
  2. #a936cf
  3. #9630b8
  4. #842aa1
  5. #71248a
  6. #5e1e73
  7. #4b185c
  8. #381245
  9. #260c2e
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3ce6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3ce6
  2. #c350e9
  3. #c963eb
  4. #d077ee
  5. #d78af0
  6. #de9ef3
  7. #e4b1f5
  8. #ebc5f8
  9. #f2d8fa
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3ce6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3ce6
  2. #b643dc
  3. #b04ad2
  4. #aa50c7
  5. #a457bd
  6. #9e5eb3
  7. #9865a9
  8. #926c9f
  9. #8c7294
  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 #9967b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b7ee2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9618f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7562e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #836ae4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba54b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3ce6 {
  color: #bc3ce6;
}
Background
.bg-bc3ce6 {
  background-color: #bc3ce6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3ce6 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3ce6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3ce6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 60 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 77% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3ce6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3ce6, #e63cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3ce6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 60 230 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.22 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.43 #43c319 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3ce6  rgb(188, 60, 230)  hsl(285, 77%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#66e63c  rgb(102, 230, 60)  hsl(105, 77%, 57%)  Neon Green
#e6bc3c  rgb(230, 188, 60)  hsl(45, 77%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#3ce6bc  rgb(60, 230, 188)  hsl(165, 77%, 57%)  Aquamarine