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#BC3EFE

#bc3efe ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#bc3efe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 24.31% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 75.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 279.38°, with 98.97% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.2129

Complementary

  1. #bc3efe
  2. #80fe3e

Split complementary

  1. #bc3efe
  2. #e0fe3e
  3. #3efe5c

Analogous

  1. #5c3efe
  2. #bc3efe
  3. #fe3ee0

Triadic

  1. #bc3efe
  2. #febc3e
  3. #3efebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3efe
  2. #fe3e80
  3. #80fe3e
  4. #3efebc

Square

  1. #bc3efe
  2. #fe5c3e
  3. #80fe3e
  4. #3ee0fe

Monochromatic

  1. #6b01a2
  2. #9d01ee
  3. #bc3efe
  4. #d68afe
  5. #f1d6ff

Shades

#bc3efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3efe
  2. #a938e5
  3. #9632cb
  4. #842bb2
  5. #712598
  6. #5e1f7f
  7. #4b1966
  8. #38134c
  9. #260c33
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3efe
  2. #c351fe
  3. #c965fe
  4. #d078fe
  5. #d78bfe
  6. #de9fff
  7. #e4b2ff
  8. #ebc5ff
  9. #f2d8ff
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3efe
  2. #b645f1
  3. #b04be5
  4. #aa52d8
  5. #a458cc
  6. #9e5fbf
  7. #9866b2
  8. #926ca6
  9. #8c7399
  10. #86798d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6bc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0181fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b36d9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e67ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c6cfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75dcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3efe {
  color: #bc3efe;
}
Background
.bg-bc3efe {
  background-color: #bc3efe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3efe {
  border: 2px solid #bc3efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 62 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3efe, #fe3ee0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 62 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.78 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.88 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.26 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.31 #43c101 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3efe  rgb(188, 62, 254)  hsl(279, 99%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#80fe3e  rgb(128, 254, 62)  hsl(99, 99%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#febc3e  rgb(254, 188, 62)  hsl(39, 99%, 62%)  Amber
#3efebc  rgb(62, 254, 188)  hsl(159, 99%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green