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#BC45FD

#bc45fd ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc45fd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 27.06% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.69% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 278.8°, with 97.87% saturation and 63.14% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.19.

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Relative luminance0.2204

Complementary

  1. #bc45fd
  2. #86fd45

Split complementary

  1. #bc45fd
  2. #e2fd45
  3. #45fd60

Analogous

  1. #6045fd
  2. #bc45fd
  3. #fd45e2

Triadic

  1. #bc45fd
  2. #fdbc45
  3. #45fdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc45fd
  2. #fd4586
  3. #86fd45
  4. #45fdbc

Square

  1. #bc45fd
  2. #fd6045
  3. #86fd45
  4. #45e2fd

Monochromatic

  1. #6d02a7
  2. #9e03f3
  3. #bc45fd
  4. #d791fe
  5. #f3dcff

Shades

#bc45fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc45fd
  2. #a93ee4
  3. #9637ca
  4. #8430b1
  5. #712998
  6. #5e237f
  7. #4b1c65
  8. #38154c
  9. #260e33
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc45fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc45fd
  2. #c358fd
  3. #c96afd
  4. #d07dfe
  5. #d78ffe
  6. #dea2fe
  7. #e4b5fe
  8. #ebc7fe
  9. #f2daff
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc45fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc45fd
  2. #b64bf1
  3. #b051e4
  4. #aa57d8
  5. #a45dcb
  6. #9e63bf
  7. #9868b2
  8. #926ea6
  9. #8c7499
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6ec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d83f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3709e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #716aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e6ffb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b761cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc45fd {
  color: #bc45fd;
}
Background
.bg-bc45fd {
  background-color: #bc45fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc45fd {
  border: 2px solid #bc45fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc45fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 69 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc45fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc45fd, #fd45e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc45fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 69 253 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.30 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.68 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.01 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.72 #43ba02 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc45fd  rgb(188, 69, 253)  hsl(279, 98%, 63%)  Electric Purple
#86fd45  rgb(134, 253, 69)  hsl(99, 98%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#fdbc45  rgb(253, 188, 69)  hsl(39, 98%, 63%)  Pastel Orange
#45fdbc  rgb(69, 253, 188)  hsl(159, 98%, 63%)  Aquamarine