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#BC3DEC

#bc3dec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc3dec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 23.92% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 74.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 283.54°, with 82.16% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.2008

Complementary

  1. #bc3dec
  2. #6dec3d

Split complementary

  1. #bc3dec
  2. #c5ec3d
  3. #3dec65

Analogous

  1. #653dec
  2. #bc3dec
  3. #ec3dc5

Triadic

  1. #bc3dec
  2. #ecbc3d
  3. #3decbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3dec
  2. #ec3d6d
  3. #6dec3d
  4. #3decbc

Square

  1. #bc3dec
  2. #ec653d
  3. #6dec3d
  4. #3dc5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #630d83
  2. #9714c9
  3. #bc3dec
  4. #d483f3
  5. #ecc8fa

Shades

#bc3dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3dec
  2. #a937d4
  3. #9631bd
  4. #842ba5
  5. #71258e
  6. #5e1f76
  7. #4b185e
  8. #381247
  9. #260c2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3dec
  2. #c350ee
  3. #c964f0
  4. #d077f2
  5. #d78bf4
  6. #de9ef6
  7. #e4b1f7
  8. #ebc5f9
  9. #f2d8fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3dec
  2. #b644e1
  3. #b04ad6
  4. #aa51cc
  5. #a458c1
  6. #9e5fb6
  7. #9865ab
  8. #926ca0
  9. #8c7396
  10. #86798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a68b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #337fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7463ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b957bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3dec {
  color: #bc3dec;
}
Background
.bg-bc3dec {
  background-color: #bc3dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3dec {
  border: 2px solid #bc3dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 61 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 82% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3dec, #ec3dc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 61 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.10 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.24 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.16 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.35 #43c213 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3dec  rgb(188, 61, 236)  hsl(284, 82%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#6dec3d  rgb(109, 236, 61)  hsl(104, 82%, 58%)  Neon Green
#ecbc3d  rgb(236, 188, 61)  hsl(44, 82%, 58%)  Meat Brown
#3decbc  rgb(61, 236, 188)  hsl(164, 82%, 58%)  Aquamarine