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#BC06EA

#bc06ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.66% cyan, 97.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 287.89°, with 95% saturation and 47.06% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #bc06ea
  2. #34ea06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06ea
  2. #a6ea06
  3. #06ea4a

Analogous

  1. #4a06ea
  2. #bc06ea
  3. #ea06a6

Triadic

  1. #bc06ea
  2. #eabc06
  3. #06eabc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06ea
  2. #ea0634
  3. #34ea06
  4. #06eabc

Square

  1. #bc06ea
  2. #ea4a06
  3. #34ea06
  4. #06a6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #440255
  2. #80049f
  3. #bc06ea
  4. #d542fa
  5. #e68dfc

Shades

#bc06ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06ea
  2. #a905d3
  3. #9605bb
  4. #8404a4
  5. #71048c
  6. #5e0375
  7. #4b025e
  8. #380246
  9. #26012f
  10. #130117
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06ea
  2. #c31fec
  3. #c938ee
  4. #d051f0
  5. #d76af2
  6. #de83f5
  7. #e49bf7
  8. #ebb4f9
  9. #f2cdfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06ea
  2. #b612df
  3. #b01ed5
  4. #aa2bca
  5. #a437c0
  6. #9e43b5
  7. #984faa
  8. #925ba0
  9. #8c6895
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955aaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9528a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b52ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c5de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba40b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06ea {
  color: #bc06ea;
}
Background
.bg-bc06ea {
  background-color: #bc06ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06ea {
  border: 2px solid #bc06ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06ea, #ea06a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.71 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.70 #43f915 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc06ea  rgb(188, 6, 234)  hsl(288, 95%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#34ea06  rgb(52, 234, 6)  hsl(108, 95%, 47%)  Lime
#eabc06  rgb(234, 188, 6)  hsl(48, 95%, 47%)  Saffron
#06eabc  rgb(6, 234, 188)  hsl(168, 95%, 47%)  Aquamarine