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#BC06ED

#bc06ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06ed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.68% cyan, 97.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 287.27°, with 95.06% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1694

Complementary

  1. #bc06ed
  2. #37ed06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06ed
  2. #abed06
  3. #06ed48

Analogous

  1. #4806ed
  2. #bc06ed
  3. #ed06ab

Triadic

  1. #bc06ed
  2. #edbc06
  3. #06edbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06ed
  2. #ed0637
  3. #37ed06
  4. #06edbc

Square

  1. #bc06ed
  2. #ed4806
  3. #37ed06
  4. #06abed

Monochromatic

  1. #460258
  2. #8104a2
  3. #bc06ed
  4. #d445fa
  5. #e590fc

Shades

#bc06ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06ed
  2. #a905d5
  3. #9605be
  4. #8404a6
  5. #71048e
  6. #5e0377
  7. #4b025f
  8. #380247
  9. #26012f
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06ed
  2. #c31fef
  3. #c938f1
  4. #d051f2
  5. #d76af4
  6. #de83f6
  7. #e49bf8
  8. #ebb4fa
  9. #f2cdfb
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06ed
  2. #b612e2
  3. #b01ed7
  4. #aa2bcc
  5. #a437c1
  6. #9e43b7
  7. #984fac
  8. #925ba1
  9. #8c6896
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965ab1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8538c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a53f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b5deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba41bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06ed {
  color: #bc06ed;
}
Background
.bg-bc06ed {
  background-color: #bc06ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06ed {
  border: 2px solid #bc06ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06ed, #ed06ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.40 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.54 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.44 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.95 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.38 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.74 #43f912 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc06ed  rgb(188, 6, 237)  hsl(287, 95%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#37ed06  rgb(55, 237, 6)  hsl(107, 95%, 48%)  Neon Green
#edbc06  rgb(237, 188, 6)  hsl(47, 95%, 48%)  Saffron
#06edbc  rgb(6, 237, 188)  hsl(167, 95%, 48%)  Aquamarine