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#BC06EC

#bc06ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.34% cyan, 97.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 287.48°, with 95.04% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1688

Complementary

  1. #bc06ec
  2. #36ec06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06ec
  2. #a9ec06
  3. #06ec49

Analogous

  1. #4906ec
  2. #bc06ec
  3. #ec06a9

Triadic

  1. #bc06ec
  2. #ecbc06
  3. #06ecbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06ec
  2. #ec0636
  3. #36ec06
  4. #06ecbc

Square

  1. #bc06ec
  2. #ec4906
  3. #36ec06
  4. #06a9ec

Monochromatic

  1. #450257
  2. #8104a1
  3. #bc06ec
  4. #d444fa
  5. #e58ffc

Shades

#bc06ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06ec
  2. #a905d4
  3. #9605bd
  4. #8404a5
  5. #71048e
  6. #5e0376
  7. #4b025e
  8. #380247
  9. #26012f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06ec
  2. #c31fee
  3. #c938f0
  4. #d051f2
  5. #d76af4
  6. #de83f6
  7. #e49bf7
  8. #ebb4f9
  9. #f2cdfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06ec
  2. #b612e1
  3. #b01ed6
  4. #aa2bcc
  5. #a437c1
  6. #9e43b6
  7. #984fab
  8. #925ba0
  9. #8c6896
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955ab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8538b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a53ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba41ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06ec {
  color: #bc06ec;
}
Background
.bg-bc06ec {
  background-color: #bc06ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06ec {
  border: 2px solid #bc06ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 95% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06ec, #ec06a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.60 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.73 #43f913 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc06ec  rgb(188, 6, 236)  hsl(287, 95%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#36ec06  rgb(54, 236, 6)  hsl(107, 95%, 47%)  Neon Green
#ecbc06  rgb(236, 188, 6)  hsl(47, 95%, 47%)  Saffron
#06ecbc  rgb(6, 236, 188)  hsl(167, 95%, 47%)  Aquamarine