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#BC45FE

#bc45fe ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#bc45fe 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 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.98% cyan, 72.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 278.59°, with 98.93% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.221

Complementary

  1. #bc45fe
  2. #87fe45

Split complementary

  1. #bc45fe
  2. #e4fe45
  3. #45fe5f

Analogous

  1. #5f45fe
  2. #bc45fe
  3. #fe45e4

Triadic

  1. #bc45fe
  2. #febc45
  3. #45febc

Tetradic

  1. #bc45fe
  2. #fe4587
  3. #87fe45
  4. #45febc

Square

  1. #bc45fe
  2. #fe5f45
  3. #87fe45
  4. #45e4fe

Monochromatic

  1. #6d01a9
  2. #9e01f5
  3. #bc45fe
  4. #d791fe
  5. #f3ddff

Shades

#bc45fe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc45fe
  2. #a93ee5
  3. #9637cb
  4. #8430b2
  5. #712998
  6. #5e237f
  7. #4b1c66
  8. #38154c
  9. #260e33
  10. #130719
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc45fe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc45fe
  2. #c358fe
  3. #c96afe
  4. #d07dfe
  5. #d78ffe
  6. #dea2ff
  7. #e4b5ff
  8. #ebc7ff
  9. #f2daff
  10. #f8ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc45fe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc45fe
  2. #b64bf1
  3. #b051e5
  4. #aa57d8
  5. #a45dcc
  6. #9e63bf
  7. #9868b2
  8. #926ea6
  9. #8c7499
  10. #867a8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.42:1 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 #1983fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3709f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7e70fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b762cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc45fe {
  color: #bc45fe;
}
Background
.bg-bc45fe {
  background-color: #bc45fe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc45fe {
  border: 2px solid #bc45fe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc45fe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 69 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc45fe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc45fe, #fe45e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc45fe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 69 254 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.41 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.47 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.71 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.03 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.03 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.73 #43ba01 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc45fe  rgb(188, 69, 254)  hsl(279, 99%, 63%)  Electric Purple
#87fe45  rgb(135, 254, 69)  hsl(99, 99%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#febc45  rgb(254, 188, 69)  hsl(39, 99%, 63%)  Pastel Orange
#45febc  rgb(69, 254, 188)  hsl(159, 99%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green