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#BC45F2

#bc45f2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc45f2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 27.06% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.31% cyan, 71.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 281.27°, with 86.93% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.2136

Complementary

  1. #bc45f2
  2. #7bf245

Split complementary

  1. #bc45f2
  2. #d2f245
  3. #45f265

Analogous

  1. #6545f2
  2. #bc45f2
  3. #f245d2

Triadic

  1. #bc45f2
  2. #f2bc45
  3. #45f2bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc45f2
  2. #f2457b
  3. #7bf245
  4. #45f2bc

Square

  1. #bc45f2
  2. #f26545
  3. #7bf245
  4. #45d2f2

Monochromatic

  1. #690a94
  2. #9c0fdb
  3. #bc45f2
  4. #d68df7
  5. #f0d4fc

Shades

#bc45f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc45f2
  2. #a93eda
  3. #9637c2
  4. #8430a9
  5. #712991
  6. #5e2379
  7. #4b1c61
  8. #381549
  9. #260e30
  10. #130718
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc45f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc45f2
  2. #c358f3
  3. #c96af5
  4. #d07df6
  5. #d78ff7
  6. #dea2f9
  7. #e4b5fa
  8. #ebc7fb
  9. #f2dafc
  10. #f8ecfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc45f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc45f2
  2. #b64be7
  3. #b051db
  4. #aa57d0
  5. #a45dc4
  6. #9e63b9
  7. #9868ae
  8. #926ea2
  9. #8c7497
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b6db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3382ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b66b98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7468f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #816ff0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85ec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc45f2 {
  color: #bc45f2;
}
Background
.bg-bc45f2 {
  background-color: #bc45f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc45f2 {
  border: 2px solid #bc45f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc45f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 69 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 87% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc45f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc45f2, #f245d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc45f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 69 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.57 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.03 #43ba0d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc45f2  rgb(188, 69, 242)  hsl(281, 87%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#7bf245  rgb(123, 242, 69)  hsl(101, 87%, 61%)  Lawn Green
#f2bc45  rgb(242, 188, 69)  hsl(41, 87%, 61%)  Meat Brown
#45f2bc  rgb(69, 242, 188)  hsl(161, 87%, 61%)  Aquamarine