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#BC3FF9

#bc3ff9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc3ff9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 24.71% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.5% cyan, 74.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 280.32°, with 93.94% saturation and 61.18% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.2109

Complementary

  1. #bc3ff9
  2. #7cf93f

Split complementary

  1. #bc3ff9
  2. #d9f93f
  3. #3ff95f

Analogous

  1. #5f3ff9
  2. #bc3ff9
  3. #f93fd9

Triadic

  1. #bc3ff9
  2. #f9bc3f
  3. #3ff9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3ff9
  2. #f93f7c
  3. #7cf93f
  4. #3ff9bc

Square

  1. #bc3ff9
  2. #f95f3f
  3. #7cf93f
  4. #3fd9f9

Monochromatic

  1. #69059a
  2. #9c07e4
  3. #bc3ff9
  4. #d689fb
  5. #f0d3fe

Shades

#bc3ff9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3ff9
  2. #a939e0
  3. #9632c7
  4. #842cae
  5. #712695
  6. #5e207d
  7. #4b1964
  8. #38134b
  9. #260d32
  10. #130619
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3ff9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3ff9
  2. #c352fa
  3. #c965fa
  4. #d079fb
  5. #d78cfb
  6. #de9ffc
  7. #e4b2fd
  8. #ebc5fd
  9. #f2d9fe
  10. #f8ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3ff9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3ff9
  2. #b646ed
  3. #b04ce1
  4. #aa53d5
  5. #a459c9
  6. #9e60bd
  7. #9866b0
  8. #926da4
  9. #8c7398
  10. #867a8c
  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 #9b6bbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c81f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b46b9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7067fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6cf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75cc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3ff9 {
  color: #bc3ff9;
}
Background
.bg-bc3ff9 {
  background-color: #bc3ff9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc3ff9 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3ff9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3ff9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 63 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 94% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3ff9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3ff9, #f93fd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3ff9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 63 249 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.95 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.19 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.19 #43c006 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc3ff9  rgb(188, 63, 249)  hsl(280, 94%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#7cf93f  rgb(124, 249, 63)  hsl(100, 94%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#f9bc3f  rgb(249, 188, 63)  hsl(40, 94%, 61%)  Amber
#3ff9bc  rgb(63, 249, 188)  hsl(160, 94%, 61%)  Aquamarine