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#BC3CFE

#bc3cfe ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc3cfe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 23.53% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 76.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 279.59°, with 98.98% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.2108

Complementary

  1. #bc3cfe
  2. #7efe3c

Split complementary

  1. #bc3cfe
  2. #dffe3c
  3. #3cfe5b

Analogous

  1. #5b3cfe
  2. #bc3cfe
  3. #fe3cdf

Triadic

  1. #bc3cfe
  2. #febc3c
  3. #3cfebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3cfe
  2. #fe3c7e
  3. #7efe3c
  4. #3cfebc

Square

  1. #bc3cfe
  2. #fe5b3c
  3. #7efe3c
  4. #3cdffe

Monochromatic

  1. #6a01a0
  2. #9c01ec
  3. #bc3cfe
  4. #d688fe
  5. #f0d4ff

Shades

#bc3cfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3cfe
  2. #a936e5
  3. #9630cb
  4. #842ab2
  5. #712498
  6. #5e1e7f
  7. #4b1866
  8. #38124c
  9. #260c33
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3cfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3cfe
  2. #c350fe
  3. #c963fe
  4. #d077fe
  5. #d78afe
  6. #de9eff
  7. #e4b1ff
  8. #ebc5ff
  9. #f2d8ff
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3cfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3cfe
  2. #b643f1
  3. #b04ae5
  4. #aa50d8
  5. #a457cc
  6. #9e5ebf
  7. #9865b2
  8. #926ca6
  9. #8c7299
  10. #86798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6abf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0081fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36c9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d66ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6cfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75ccb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3cfe {
  color: #bc3cfe;
}
Background
.bg-bc3cfe {
  background-color: #bc3cfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3cfe {
  border: 2px solid #bc3cfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3cfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 60 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 99% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3cfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3cfe, #fe3cdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3cfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 60 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.54 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.01 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.34 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.34 #43c301 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3cfe  rgb(188, 60, 254)  hsl(280, 99%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#7efe3c  rgb(126, 254, 60)  hsl(100, 99%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#febc3c  rgb(254, 188, 60)  hsl(40, 99%, 62%)  Amber
#3cfebc  rgb(60, 254, 188)  hsl(160, 99%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green