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#BC06EE

#bc06ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bc06ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.01% cyan, 97.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 287.07°, with 95.08% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1699

Complementary

  1. #bc06ee
  2. #38ee06

Split complementary

  1. #bc06ee
  2. #acee06
  3. #06ee48

Analogous

  1. #4806ee
  2. #bc06ee
  3. #ee06ac

Triadic

  1. #bc06ee
  2. #eebc06
  3. #06eebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc06ee
  2. #ee0638
  3. #38ee06
  4. #06eebc

Square

  1. #bc06ee
  2. #ee4806
  3. #38ee06
  4. #06acee

Monochromatic

  1. #460259
  2. #8104a3
  3. #bc06ee
  4. #d446fa
  5. #e591fc

Shades

#bc06ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc06ee
  2. #a905d6
  3. #9605be
  4. #8404a7
  5. #71048f
  6. #5e0377
  7. #4b025f
  8. #380247
  9. #260130
  10. #130118
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc06ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc06ee
  2. #c31ff0
  3. #c938f1
  4. #d051f3
  5. #d76af5
  6. #de83f7
  7. #e49bf8
  8. #ebb4fa
  9. #f2cdfc
  10. #f8e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc06ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc06ee
  2. #b612e3
  3. #b01ed8
  4. #aa2bcd
  5. #a437c2
  6. #9e43b7
  7. #984fac
  8. #925ba1
  9. #8c6896
  10. #86748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965ab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8548c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a53f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a5dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba42bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc06ee {
  color: #bc06ee;
}
Background
.bg-bc06ee {
  background-color: #bc06ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc06ee {
  border: 2px solid #bc06ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc06ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 6 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc06ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc06ee, #ee06ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc06ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 6 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.92 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.02 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.76 #43f911 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#bc06ee  rgb(188, 6, 238)  hsl(287, 95%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#38ee06  rgb(56, 238, 6)  hsl(107, 95%, 48%)  Neon Green
#eebc06  rgb(238, 188, 6)  hsl(47, 95%, 48%)  Saffron
#06eebc  rgb(6, 238, 188)  hsl(167, 95%, 48%)  Aquamarine