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#BC06DE

#bc06de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06de 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.32% cyan, 97.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 290.56°, with 94.74% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #bc06de
  2. #28de06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06de
  2. #94de06
  3. #06de50

Analogous

  1. #5006de
  2. #bc06de
  3. #de0694

Triadic

  1. #bc06de
  2. #debc06
  3. #06debc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06de
  2. #de0628
  3. #28de06
  4. #06debc

Square

  1. #bc06de
  2. #de5006
  3. #28de06
  4. #0694de

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0249
  2. #7d0494
  3. #bc06de
  4. #db37fa
  5. #e881fc

Shades

#bc06de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06de
  2. #a905c8
  3. #9605b2
  4. #84049b
  5. #710485
  6. #5e036f
  7. #4b0259
  8. #380243
  9. #26012c
  10. #130116
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06de
  2. #c31fe1
  3. #c938e5
  4. #d051e8
  5. #d76aeb
  6. #de83ef
  7. #e49bf2
  8. #ebb4f5
  9. #f2cdf8
  10. #f8e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06de
  2. #b612d5
  3. #b01ecb
  4. #aa2bc2
  5. #a437b8
  6. #9e43af
  7. #984fa6
  8. #925b9c
  9. #8c6893
  10. #867489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9458a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2675da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc4b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f50e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f5cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc3aaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06de {
  color: #bc06de;
}
Background
.bg-bc06de {
  background-color: #bc06de;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06de {
  border: 2px solid #bc06de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06de, #de0694);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 6.64 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.79 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.72 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.74 #43f921 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc06de  rgb(188, 6, 222)  hsl(291, 95%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#28de06  rgb(40, 222, 6)  hsl(111, 95%, 45%)  Lime Green
#debc06  rgb(222, 188, 6)  hsl(51, 95%, 45%)  Jonquil
#06debc  rgb(6, 222, 188)  hsl(171, 95%, 45%)  Turquoise