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#BC06DB

#bc06db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 2.35% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.16% cyan, 97.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 291.27°, with 94.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.1594

Complementary

  1. #bc06db
  2. #25db06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06db
  2. #90db06
  3. #06db52

Analogous

  1. #5206db
  2. #bc06db
  3. #db0690

Triadic

  1. #bc06db
  2. #dbbc06
  3. #06dbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06db
  2. #db0625
  3. #25db06
  4. #06dbbc

Square

  1. #bc06db
  2. #db5206
  3. #25db06
  4. #0690db

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0246
  2. #7c0491
  3. #bc06db
  4. #dd34f9
  5. #e97ffb

Shades

#bc06db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06db
  2. #a905c5
  3. #9605af
  4. #840499
  5. #710483
  6. #5e036e
  7. #4b0258
  8. #380242
  9. #26012c
  10. #130116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06db
  2. #c31fdf
  3. #c938e2
  4. #d051e6
  5. #d76ae9
  6. #de83ed
  7. #e49bf1
  8. #ebb4f4
  9. #f2cdf8
  10. #f8e6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06db
  2. #b612d2
  3. #b01ec9
  4. #aa2bc0
  5. #a437b7
  6. #9e43ae
  7. #984fa4
  8. #925b9b
  9. #8c6892
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9457a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c74d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #805cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc39ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06db {
  color: #bc06db;
}
Background
.bg-bc06db {
  background-color: #bc06db;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06db {
  border: 2px solid #bc06db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 95% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06db, #db0690);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.92 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.35 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.97 #43f924 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc06db  rgb(188, 6, 219)  hsl(291, 95%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#25db06  rgb(37, 219, 6)  hsl(111, 95%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dbbc06  rgb(219, 188, 6)  hsl(51, 95%, 44%)  Old Gold
#06dbbc  rgb(6, 219, 188)  hsl(171, 95%, 44%)  Turquoise