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#BC40EB

#bc40eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc40eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 25.1% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20% cyan, 72.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 283.51°, with 81.04% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.2036

Complementary

  1. #bc40eb
  2. #6feb40

Split complementary

  1. #bc40eb
  2. #c4eb40
  3. #40eb67

Analogous

  1. #6740eb
  2. #bc40eb
  3. #eb40c4

Triadic

  1. #bc40eb
  2. #ebbc40
  3. #40ebbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc40eb
  2. #eb406f
  3. #6feb40
  4. #40ebbc

Square

  1. #bc40eb
  2. #eb6740
  3. #6feb40
  4. #40c4eb

Monochromatic

  1. #640e84
  2. #9815c9
  3. #bc40eb
  4. #d485f2
  5. #edcbfa

Shades

#bc40eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc40eb
  2. #a93ad4
  3. #9633bc
  4. #842da5
  5. #71268d
  6. #5e2076
  7. #4b1a5e
  8. #381347
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130618
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc40eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc40eb
  2. #c353ed
  3. #c966ef
  4. #d079f1
  5. #d78cf3
  6. #dea0f5
  7. #e4b3f7
  8. #ebc6f9
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f8ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc40eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc40eb
  2. #b646e0
  3. #b04dd6
  4. #aa53cb
  5. #a45ac0
  6. #9e60b6
  7. #9866ab
  8. #926da0
  9. #8c7395
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a69b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3880e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b86593 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7564ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826ce9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba59bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc40eb {
  color: #bc40eb;
}
Background
.bg-bc40eb {
  background-color: #bc40eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc40eb {
  border: 2px solid #bc40eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc40eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 64 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc40eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc40eb, #eb40c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc40eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 64 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.93 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.00 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.11 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.20 #43bf14 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc40eb  rgb(188, 64, 235)  hsl(284, 81%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#6feb40  rgb(111, 235, 64)  hsl(104, 81%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#ebbc40  rgb(235, 188, 64)  hsl(44, 81%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#40ebbc  rgb(64, 235, 188)  hsl(164, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine