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#BC02EA

#bc02ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc02ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 0.78% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 99.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 288.1°, with 98.31% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1668

Complementary

  1. #bc02ea
  2. #30ea02

Split complementary

  1. #bc02ea
  2. #a4ea02
  3. #02ea48

Analogous

  1. #4802ea
  2. #bc02ea
  3. #ea02a4

Triadic

  1. #bc02ea
  2. #eabc02
  3. #02eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc02ea
  2. #ea0230
  3. #30ea02
  4. #02eabc

Square

  1. #bc02ea
  2. #ea4802
  3. #30ea02
  4. #02a4ea

Monochromatic

  1. #420152
  2. #7f019e
  3. #bc02ea
  4. #d73bfd
  5. #e687fe

Shades

#bc02ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc02ea
  2. #a902d3
  3. #9602bb
  4. #8401a4
  5. #71018c
  6. #5e0175
  7. #4b015e
  8. #380146
  9. #26002f
  10. #130017
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc02ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc02ea
  2. #c31bec
  3. #c935ee
  4. #d04ef0
  5. #d767f2
  6. #de81f5
  7. #e49af7
  8. #ebb3f9
  9. #f2ccfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc02ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc02ea
  2. #b60fdf
  3. #b01bd5
  4. #aa28ca
  5. #a434c0
  6. #9e41b5
  7. #984eaa
  8. #925aa0
  9. #8c6795
  10. #86738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9559af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9518a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b52ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3fb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc02ea {
  color: #bc02ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc02ea {
  background-color: #bc02ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc02ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc02ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc02ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 2 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 98% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc02ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc02ea, #ea02a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc02ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 2 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.82 #43fd15 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc02ea  rgb(188, 2, 234)  hsl(288, 98%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#30ea02  rgb(48, 234, 2)  hsl(108, 98%, 46%)  Lime
#eabc02  rgb(234, 188, 2)  hsl(48, 98%, 46%)  Saffron
#02eabc  rgb(2, 234, 188)  hsl(168, 98%, 46%)  Aquamarine